VDB
CVE-2019-14872
CVE-2019-14872
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
The _dtoa_r function of the newlib libc library, prior to version 3.3.0, performs multiple memory allocations without checking their return value. This could result in NULL pointer dereference.
EPSS 1.45% · 71.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.45%
71.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | newlib | 2.4.0.20160527-2, 2.4.0.20160527-3ubuntu0.1, 2.4.0.20160527-3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | newlib | 2.2.0+git20150830.5a3d536-1, 0, 2.1.0+git20141201.db59ff3-2 |
Timeline
- Mar 19, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2022 CVE Updated
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14872 third-party-advisory
- https://census-labs.com/news/2020/01/31/multiple-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerabilities-in-newlib/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14872 third-party-advisory