What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-6460?

CVE-2019-6460 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-6460?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-6460. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.3%.

Recutils CVE-2019-6460

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2019-01-16 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Recutils

6.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 16, 2019 - 18:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function rec_field_set_name() in the file rec-field.c in librec.a.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function rec_field_set_name() in the file rec-field.c in librec.a. Affected products include: Gnu Recutils.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.