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CVE-2019-17545

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the...

9.8 CriticalFix available

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.58%Up 1.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
CVE-2019-17545
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
CVE-2019-17545
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0057 No score

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
EUVD-2019-0057
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6m2-5v5j-rhf2 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the...

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
GHSA-f6m2-5v5j-rhf2
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
CVE-2019-17545
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17545 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17545
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVPYSEC-2019-241 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
PYSEC-2019-241
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17545 9.8

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17545
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0068 No score

Updated gdal packages fix security vulnerability

Updated gdal packages fix security vulnerability:

Double free vulnerability in OGRExpatRealloc (CVE-2019-17545).

Also, the gdalinfo command, which had been built incorrectly, has been fixed.

Record
MGASA-2020-0068
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2466-1 No score

Security update for gdal

This update for gdal to version 2.4.3 fixes the following issues:

gdal was updated to 2.4.3:

  • CVE-2019-17545: Fixed a double free vulnerability in OGRExpatRealloc (boo#1153918).
  • Multiple bug and stability fixes

For more information regarding the release at: https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/Release/2.4.3-News

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2466-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gdal
Debian:12
 before 2.4.2+dfsg-2
2.4.2+dfsg-2
gdal
Debian:13
 before 2.4.2+dfsg-2
2.4.2+dfsg-2
gdal
Debian:14
 before 2.4.2+dfsg-2
2.4.2+dfsg-2
gdal
Debian:8
 before 1.10.1+dfsg-8+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.10.1+dfsg-8
1.10.1+dfsg-8+deb8u1
gdal
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1, plus listed versions
2.1.2+dfsg-5
2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1
gdal
Debian:10
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 2.4.0+dfsg-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions
2.4.0+dfsg-1
2.4.0+dfsg-1+deb10u1
gdal
Mageia:7
 before 2.4.3-1.1.mga7
2.4.3-1.1.mga7
gdal
PyPI
 before 3.0.2, plus listed versions
1.10.01.11.01.11.11.11.21.5.0
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1.5.21.6.01.6.11.7.01.7.11.8.11.9.01.9.12.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.32.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.42.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.32.4.02.4.22.4.32.4.43.0.03.0.1
3.0.2
gdal
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
1.9.0-3.1ubuntu41.9.0-3.1ubuntu61.10.1+dfsg-21.10.1+dfsg-2build11.10.1+dfsg-3
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1.10.1+dfsg-3build11.10.1+dfsg-3build21.10.1+dfsg-3ubuntu11.10.1+dfsg-3ubuntu21.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1
1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm1
gdal
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu31.11.2+dfsg-3ubuntu41.11.3+dfsg-2build11.11.3+dfsg-2build21.11.3+dfsg-2build3
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1.11.3+dfsg-31.11.3+dfsg-3build11.11.3+dfsg-3build21.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm11.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
 None known
gdal
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.1+dfsg-2build32.2.1+dfsg-2build52.2.2+dfsg-2build12.2.3+dfsg-12.2.3+dfsg-22.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
gdal
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1
 before 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1
2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1
gdal
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
 before 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1
2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-17545 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Osgeo Gdal, published October 14, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.58%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in gdal 2.4.2+dfsg-2.

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