GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a buffer overflow in cb_evaluate_expr in cobc/field.c via crafted COBOL source code.
Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a buffer overflow in cb_evaluate_expr in cobc/field.c via crafted COBOL source code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00969 62nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnucobol_project:gnucobol:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Gnucobol Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnucobol_project:gnucobol:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Gnucobol Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77cg-jc5v-f8qf
References
More Gnucobol Project Gnucobol vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12329 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a use-after-free in the end_scope_of_program_name() function in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-12328 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the cb_name() function in cobc/tree.c via crafted COBOL source code. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10836 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in cb_encode_program_id in cobc/typeck.c via crafted COBOL source code. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10826 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in read_literal in cobc/scanner.l via crafted COBOL source code. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10787 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a buffer overflow in cb_push_op in cobc/field.c via crafted COBOL source code. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-14486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-14486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-77cg-jc5v-f8qf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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