CVE-2019-14851

Description

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit. A client issuing a certain sequence of commands could possibly trigger an assertion failure, causing nbdkit to exit. This issue only affected nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a nbdkit
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1757259 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2019-September/msg00272.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14851?
CVE-2019-14851 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14851?
To fix CVE-2019-14851, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14851 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-14851 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14851?
CVE-2019-14851 affects n/a nbdkit.
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