CVE-2019-17401
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code...
CVE-2019-17401 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Liblnk Project Liblnk, published October 9, 2019. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 34th percentile.
- Severity
- 3.3 LowCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.39%EPSS, 34th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
- Record
CVE-2019-17401- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
- Record
CVE-2019-17401- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7804No score
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
- Record
EUVD-2019-7804- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hx3-24v8-6q6q
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code...
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264.
- Record
GHSA-6hx3-24v8-6q6q- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
- Record
CVE-2019-17401- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17401
libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17401- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.