CVE-2019-14872: The _dtoa_r function of the newlib libc library, prior to version 3.3.0, performs multiple memory allocations without checking their return value. This could…

PriorityP429medium6.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

1.45%

70.5th percentile

The _dtoa_r function of the newlib libc library, prior to version 3.3.0, performs multiple memory allocations without checking their return value. This could result in NULL pointer dereference.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	newlib	< newlib 3.3.0-1 (bookworm)	newlib 3.3.0-1 (bookworm)
debian	picolibc	< newlib 3.3.0-1 (bookworm)	newlib 3.3.0-1 (bookworm)
newlib_project	newlib	< 3.3.0	3.3.0
newlib_project	newlib	>= 0 < 3.3.0-1	3.3.0-1
newlib_project	newlib	>= 0 < 3.3.0-1	3.3.0-1
newlib_project	newlib	>= 0 < 3.3.0-1	3.3.0-1
newlib_project	newlib	>= 0 < 3.3.0-1	3.3.0-1
red_hat	newlib	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv6.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM

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