GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-415Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02577 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | OSGeo |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19c | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19c Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17545
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6m2-5v5j-rhf2
References
Patch 2
Advisory 7
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191109 [SECURITY] [DLA 1984-1] gdal security update
- FEDORA-2019-a6960910d8
- FEDORA-2019-f511b38b1f
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16178
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220112 [SECURITY] [DLA 2877-1] gdal security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220930 [SECURITY] [DLA 3129-1] gdal security update
Sources
- CVE-2019-17545 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17545 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6m2-5v5j-rhf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-17545 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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