CVE-2019-14878 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the newlib libc library, affecting all versions prior to 3.3.0. Specifically, the __d2b function fails to check if memory allocation for a big integer succeeds, leading to a crash if Balloc returns null. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires low privileges, resulting in high availability impact (denial of service). There is no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.