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TI-2019-08708 Aliases CVE-2019-11638GHSA-68jp-v8xx-q94v

An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8.

Priority LOW 32CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function rec_field_name_equal_p at rec-field-name.c in librec.a, leading to a crash.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01405 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:recutils:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-68jp-v8xx-q94v

References

  • TI-2025-40351 A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-08710 An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08709 An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08707 An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-04523 An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-04527 An issue was discovered in GNU Recutils 1.8. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources