CVE-2019-6498
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because...
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
CVE-2019-6498- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
CVE-2019-6498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0163 No score
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffc3-699f-f9r7
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because...
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
GHSA-ffc3-699f-f9r7- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
CVE-2019-6498- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-250
GattLib 0.2 has a stack-based buffer over-read in gattlib_connect in dbus/gattlib.c because strncpy is misused.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-250- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GattLib 0.2 - Stack Buffer Overflow | 2019-01-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| affected, aliases, references | EUVD | |
| first indexed | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6498 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Labapart Gattlib, published January 21, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.96%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.