GnuCOBOL 2.2 COBOL Source cobc/field.c cb_push_op memory corruption

A vulnerability was found in GnuCOBOL 2.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function cb_push_op of the file cobc/field.c of the component COBOL Source Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-14468 since 08/01/2019. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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08/01/2019 Advisory disclosed
08/01/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/01/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
08/01/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-14468 (🔒)Created: 08/01/2019 05:02 PM
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