CVE-2019-14901
CRITICALEPSS 97th pctlDescription
A heap overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat with this vulnerability is with the availability of the system. If code execution occurs, the code will run with the permissions of root. This will affect both confidentiality and integrity of files on the system.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-3113 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-26256 | High | 7.8 | 88% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-25687 | Medium | 5.9 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2009-3459 | High | 8.8 | 87% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21017 | High | 8.8 | 86% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2020-25683 | Medium | 5.9 | 86% | - | Fix |
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