CVE-2019-14850 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1, as well as various Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Virtualization products. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger excessive backend plugin initialization by simply connecting to the nbdkit service, leading to resource exhaustion and service degradation. Rated with a CVSS score of 3.7 (LOW), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, resulting in a low impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.12.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nbdkit_project:nbdkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.14.0, < 1.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nbdkit_project:nbdkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.15.0, < 1.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nbdkit_project:nbdkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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