CVE-2019-17264
LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2019 at 09:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLiblnk
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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In libyal liblnk before 20191006, liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c has a heap-based buffer over-read because an incorrect variable name is used for a certain offset. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 20191006
Affected range stops below 20191006, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/compare/20181227...20191006x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/38CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-682
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