HIGH
canUnpack in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV or buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UPX packed file
Published Jul 27, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
canUnpack in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV or buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UPX packed file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
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.
1.80% 0.01803
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01803
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 77.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 75.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 65.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 55.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 53.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 54.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.09th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 77.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/287 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCJ43HTM45GZCAQ2FLEBDNBM76V22RG/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T52JATXV6NTPTMGXCRGT37H6KXERYNZN/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/287 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCJ43HTM45GZCAQ2FLEBDNBM76V22RG/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T52JATXV6NTPTMGXCRGT37H6KXERYNZN/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 27, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2019
Link CVE-2019-14296
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a