UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14684
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Published: 05 Jul 2026, 00:17
Last modified:09 Jul 2026, 15:15
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100 CVSS Score
4.8 MEDIUM
4.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
05 Jul 2026, 00:17
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
09 Jul 2026, 15:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
A flaw has been found in HdrHistogram up to 2.2.2. This affects the function org.HdrHistogram.AbstractHistogram.decodeFromByteBuffer of the file src/main/java/org/HdrHistogram/AbstractHistogram.java. This manipulation of the argument numberOfSignificantValueDigits causes uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- v3.1•LOW•Score: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•hdrhistogram
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References (8)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-14684
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14684
- https://github.com/HdrHistogram/HdrHistogram/issues/220
- https://github.com/HdrHistogram/HdrHistogram/
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-14684
- https://vuldb.com/submit/846754
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/376280
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/376280/cti