HIGH
An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8
Published May 1, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.89%
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function rec_fex_parse_str_simple at rec-fex.c in librec.a.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.89% 0.01890
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01890
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01890) | 78.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01890) | 76.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 60.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 59.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 57.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.25% (0.05246) | 75.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils/recfix x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils/recfix | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 1, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved May 1, 2019
Link CVE-2019-11640
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a