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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-17543

LZ4 before 1.9.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in LZ4_write32 (related to LZ4_compress_destSize), affecting applications that call LZ4_compress_fast with a large input.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 9.12%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

LZ4 before 1.9.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in LZ4_write32 (related to LZ4_compress_destSize), affecting applications that call LZ4_compress_fast with a large input. (This issue can also lead to data corruption.) NOTE: the vendor states "only a few specific / uncommon usages of the API are at risk."

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.12% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
lz4 project/lz4
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.