CVE-2019-14459
nfdump 1.6.17 and earlier is affected by an integer overflow in the function Process_ipfix_template_withdraw in ipfix.c that can be abused in order to crash the process remotely (denial of service).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
nfdump 1.6.17 and earlier is affected by an integer overflow in the function Process_ipfix_template_withdraw in ipfix.c that can be abused in order to crash the process remotely (denial of service).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.71% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- nfdump project/nfdump · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/commit/3b006ededaf351f1723aea6c727c9edd1b1fff9bPatch
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/issues/171Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULSZMKA7P7REJMANVL7D6WMZ2L7IRSET/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTONOGJU5FSMFNRCT6OHXYUMDRKH4RPA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-17Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/commit/3b006ededaf351f1723aea6c727c9edd1b1fff9bPatch
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/issues/171Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULSZMKA7P7REJMANVL7D6WMZ2L7IRSET/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTONOGJU5FSMFNRCT6OHXYUMDRKH4RPA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-17Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.