CVE-2019-14296

canUnpack in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV or buffer overflow, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UPX packed file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/287	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCJ43HTM45GZCAQ2FLEBDNBM76V22RG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T52JATXV6NTPTMGXCRGT37H6KXERYNZN/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/287	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCJ43HTM45GZCAQ2FLEBDNBM76V22RG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T52JATXV6NTPTMGXCRGT37H6KXERYNZN/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Apr 2025, 12:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Upx Upx upx
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:3.95:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.95:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-07-27 19:15

Updated : 2025-04-11 12:27

NVD link : CVE-2019-14296

Mitre link : CVE-2019-14296

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-14296

JSON object : View

Products Affected

upx

upx

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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