CVE-2019-17401

low-risk
Published 2019-10-09

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

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Liblnk

Affected Vendors

Liblnk Project

References (2)

Exploit https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/40
Exploit https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/40
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal