CVE-2019-14463 is a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) affecting libmodbus versions prior to 3.0.7 and 3.1.5, specifically within the MODBUS_FC_WRITE_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS case. This flaw impacts various distributions including Debian and Fedora that utilize the vulnerable libmodbus library. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libmodbus:libmodbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libmodbus:libmodbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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