CVE-2019-14873 describes a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the newlib libc library's __multadd function, affecting versions prior to 3.3.0. This occurs because the Balloc function fails to check if memory allocation for a big integer was successful, leading to a crash if allocation fails. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and privileges, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newlib_project:newlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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