CVE-2019-14871

CVSS V2 Medium 4 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5

Description

The REENT_CHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENT_CHECK_TM, REENT_CHECK_MISC, REENT_CHECK_MP and other newlib macros in versions prior to 3.3.0, does not check for memory allocation problems when the DEBUG flag is unset (as is the case in production firmware builds).

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2019-14871

Assigner
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-03-18T16:15:11

Last Modified Date
2020-03-24T20:05:35

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-476	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:newlib_project:newlib::::::::	1	OR		3.3.0

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
4

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
6.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
2.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://census-labs.com/news/2020/01/31/multiple-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerabilities-in-newlib/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14871
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14871

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:46:25				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 13:01:57	2020-03-18T16:15Z	2020-03-18T16:15:11	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-04 13:01:57		2020-03-24T20:05:35	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-04 13:01:57		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated