6.5

CVE-2019-14851: nbdkit_project nbdkit Reachable Assertion

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14851DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14851
Published 18-03-2021Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14851 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in nbdkit_project nbdkit. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit. A client issuing a certain sequence of commands could possibly trigger an assertion failure, causing nbdkit to exit. This issue only affected nbdkit versions 1.12.7, 1.14.1, and 1.15.1.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.99% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.99%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nbdkit< 1.14.2-1
Nbdkit_project1 product
  • nbdkit< 1.12.7 | ≥ 1.14.0, < 1.14.1 | ≥ 1.15.0, < 1.15.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nbdkitAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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