CVE-2019-14541 GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in cb_encode_program_id in cobc/typeck.c via crafted COBOL source code.

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.1%

Published: 2019-08-02 23:10
Updated: 2026-09-21 10:02
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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Description

GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in cb_encode_program_id in cobc/typeck.c via crafted COBOL source code.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
debian/gnucobol(Debian:12)	< 3.0~rc1-2	3.0~rc1-2
debian/gnucobol(Debian:13)	< 3.0~rc1-2	3.0~rc1-2
debian/gnucobol(Debian:14)	< 3.0~rc1-2	3.0~rc1-2
gnucobol project gnucobol	= 2.2	No fix listed

References

Debian Security Tracker CVE-2019-14541 vendor-advisory
sourceforge.net exploit third-party-advisory
bugs.debian.org issue-tracking

CVSS v3.0

7.8 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.0 7.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.0 7.8 · osv:debian
v2.0 6.8 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.14% (percentile 67.1)
CWE: CWE-787

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.