CVE-2019-5436
A heap buffer overflow in the TFTP receiving code allows for DoS or arbitrary code execution in libcurl versions 7.19.4 through 7.64.1.
02 Description
A heap buffer overflow in the TFTP receiving code allows for DoS or arbitrary code execution in libcurl versions 7.19.4 through 7.64.1.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 49.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-05-28 18:47Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 06:35Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-01-04
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8e986fa1098eae2b5729284727cec688ca885dd5611ed4c6361af345cdd29fa6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1492http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1508http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00017.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-697de0501fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMG3V4VTX2SE3EW3HQTN3DDLQBTORQC2/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20190911 [SECURITY ADVISORY] curl: TFTP small blocksize heap buffer overflowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/11/6
- www.debian.orgDSA-4633https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4633
- seclists.org20200225 [SECURITY] [DSA 4633-1] curl security updatehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/36
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202003-29https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-29
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0004/
- curl.haxx.sehttps://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2019-5436.html
- support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55133295
- support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K55133295?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- curl Fixed in 7.65.0-1
- lib32-curl Fixed in 7.65.0-1
- lib32-libcurl-compat Fixed in 7.65.0-1
- lib32-libcurl-gnutls Fixed in 7.65.0-1
- libcurl-compat Fixed in 7.65.0-1
- libcurl-gnutls Fixed in 7.65.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- curl Fixed in 7.64.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- curl Fixed in 7.64.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- curl Fixed in 7.64.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.13
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- curl Fixed in 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.20+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.