CVE-2019-14249

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Published: 2019-07-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-14249 is rated Moderate Risk (50.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-14249

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-27 0.47% 0.57% +0.10%
2 2025-09-13 0.64% 0.47% -0.17%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-14249

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-14249

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-14249

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-14249: 1 source package rows (libdwarf); 21 state rows across 7 repos (3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, 3.23-main, edge-main); fixed 21, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-14249
debian unimportant CVE-2019-14249 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14249
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14249
suse medium CVE-2019-14249 severity moderate: SUSE including 5 source package names (libdwarf-devel-20210528-1.2, libdwarf-devel-static-20210528-1.2, libdwarf-doc-20210528-1.2, libdwarf-tools-20210528-1.2, libdwarf1-20210528-1.2), 5 product×package rows across 1 product lines (openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 5. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14249/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-14249 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dwarfutils), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, not-affected 7, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14249

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-14249

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libdwarf_project libdwarf < 2019-07-05 cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-14249

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