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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-413q-r6jf-vkez |
| Aliases |
CVE-2019-14871
|
| Summary | The REENT_CHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENT_CHECK_TM, REENT_CHECK_MISC, REENT_CHECK_MP and other newlib macros in versions prior to 3.3.0, does not check for memory allocation problems when the DEBUG flag is unset (as is the case in production firmware builds). |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 5.9 |
| Risk | 3.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| CWE-476 | NULL Pointer Dereference |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-14871 | ||
| https://census-labs.com/news/2020/01/31/multiple-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerabilities-in-newlib/ | ||
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14871 | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newlib_project:newlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:newlib_project:newlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVE-2019-14871 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14871 |
| Exploitability (E) | Access Vector (AV) | Access Complexity (AC) | Authentication (Au) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high functional unproven proof_of_concept not_defined |
local adjacent_network network |
high medium low |
multiple single none |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
none partial complete |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Percentile | 0.6337 |
| EPSS Score | 0.00465 |
| Published At | Aug. 9, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31T12:07:05.275803+00:00 | EPSS Importer | Import | https://epss.cyentia.com/epss_scores-current.csv.gz | 37.0.0 |