CVE-2019-9656

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function...

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.16%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: CVE-2019-9656
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: CVE-2019-9656
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-19023 No score

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: EUVD-2019-19023
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9pp-6hpw-9v5v 8.8

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function...

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: GHSA-h9pp-6hpw-9v5v
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: CVE-2019-9656
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9656 8.8

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9656
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9656 8.8

An issue was discovered in LibOFX 0.9.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9656
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2019-0409 No score

Updated libofx packages fix security vulnerability

Updated libofx packages fix security vulnerability:

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function OFXApplication::startElement in the file lib/ofx_sgml.cpp, as demonstrated by ofxdump (CVE-2019-9656).

Record: MGASA-2019-0409
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2024:3007-1 No score

Security update for libofx

This update for libofx fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-9656: Fixed null pointer dereference in function OFXApplication:startElement in lib/ofx_sgml.cpp (bsc#1129596)

Record: SUSE-SU-2024:3007-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-4523-1 No score

libofx vulnerability

It was discovered that LibOFX did not properly check for errors in certain situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-9656)

Record: USN-4523-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libofx` Debian:12	before 1:0.9.15-1	1:0.9.15-1
`libofx` Debian:13	before 1:0.9.15-1	1:0.9.15-1
`libofx` Debian:14	before 1:0.9.15-1	1:0.9.15-1
`libofx` Debian:8	before 1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1:0.9.10-11:0.9.10-1+deb8u1	1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2
`libofx` Mageia:7	before 0.9.15-1.mga7	0.9.15-1.mga7
`libofx` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5	before 0.9.9-3.10.1	0.9.9-3.10.1
`libofx` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5	before 0.9.9-3.10.1	0.9.9-3.10.1
`libofx` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1:0.9.10-1build21:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1	1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1
`libofx` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.9.11-41:0.9.11-51:0.9.12-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-9656 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libofx Project Libofx, published March 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in libofx 1:0.9.15-1.

References

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