CVE-2019-6458 is a memory leak vulnerability found in GNU Recutils version 1.8, specifically within the rec_buf_new function called from rec_parse_rset. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can lead to a denial of service (availability impact) and can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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