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CVE-2019-14249

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of...

6.5 MediumFix available

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.73%Up 1.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
CVE-2019-14249
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-369
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
CVE-2019-14249
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5489 No score

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
EUVD-2019-5489
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwmg-hgqp-857p 6.5

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of...

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
GHSA-vwmg-hgqp-857p
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-369
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-14249 6.5

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-14249
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-33329 6.5

CVE-2019-14249 affecting package libdwarf for versions less than 0.9.0

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
AZL-33329
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVAZL-42081 6.5

CVE-2019-14249 affecting package libdwarf for versions less than 0.9.0-1

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
AZL-42081
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
CVE-2019-14249
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14249 6.5

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14249
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0017 No score

Updated libdwarf packages fix security vulnerability

Updated libdwarf packages fix security vulnerability:

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump (CVE-2019-14249).

Record
MGASA-2020-0017
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1 No score

libdwarf-devel-20210528-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libdwarf-devel-20210528-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.18
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.19
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.20
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.21
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.22
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.23
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Alpine:v3.24
 before 0.6.0-r0
0.6.0-r0
libdwarf
Azure Linux:2
 before 0.9.0
0.9.0
libdwarf
Azure Linux:3
 before 0.9.0-1
0.9.0-1
libdwarf
Mageia:7
 before 20191104-1.mga7
20191104-1.mga7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2019-14249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published July 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in libdwarf 0.6.0-r0.

References

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