CVE-2019-6459 describes a memory leak vulnerability in GNU Recutils version 1.8, specifically within the rec_extract_type function in librec.a. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a high impact on availability. While the vulnerability is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacks public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB modules, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| 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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