CVE-2019-14444

Name: CVE-2019-14444
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-30T13:15:18.593+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14444 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. apply_relocations in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.32 contains an integer overflow that allows attackers to trigger a write access violation (in byte_put_little_endian function in elfcomm.c) via an ELF file, as demonstrated by readelf.. EPSS estimates a 1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

apply_relocations in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.32 contains an integer overflow that allows attackers to trigger a write access violation (in byte_put_little_endian function in elfcomm.c) via an ELF file, as demonstrated by readelf.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.48%

70.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.32
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Opensuse	Leap	15.2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Netapp	Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire	All versions

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190822-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24829Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190822-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24829Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14444?

How severe is CVE-2019-14444?

CVE-2019-14444 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14444?

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Source: NVD / NIST