libdwarf: division by zero in dwarf_elf_load_headers.c leading to DoS
Published Jul 24, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.73%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2019-07-05
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libdwarf
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libdwarf
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libdwarf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libdwarf | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02730) | 85.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02730) | 84.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 61.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 64.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 62.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 63.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 63.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 59.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03283) | 65.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 75.02th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 74.80th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109380 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14249 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732719 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14249
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/cb7198abde46c2ae29957ad460da6886eaa606ba/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_elf_load_headers.c?diff=99e77c3894877a1dd80b82808d8309eded4e5599 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/merge-requests/4/ x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14249
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109380 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14249 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732719 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14249 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/cb7198abde46c2ae29957ad460da6886eaa606ba/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_elf_load_headers.c?diff=99e77c3894877a1dd80b82808d8309eded4e5599 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/merge-requests/4/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14249 |
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