7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-14958
JetBrains PyCharm Uncontrolled Memory Allocation
Description

JetBrains PyCharm before 2019.2 was allocating a buffer of unknown size for one of the connection processes. In a very specific situation, it could lead to a remote invocation of an OOM error message because of Uncontrolled Memory Allocation.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 2, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-14958 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jetbrains pycharm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-14958.

URL Resource
https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ Vendor Advisory
https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ No Types Assigned https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jetbrains:pycharm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2019.2
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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0.40663

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