# CVE-2019-14459: Integer overflow in n/a

> An integer overflow in nfdump allows remote attackers to crash the process, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2019-14459, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14459, GHSA-x7mr-9cvr-mx38, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14459

## What is CVE-2019-14459?

CVE-2019-14459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

nfdump 1.6.17 and earlier is affected by an integer overflow in the function Process_ipfix_template_withdraw in ipfix.c that can be abused in order to crash the process remotely (denial of service).

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14459?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Nfdump Project Nfdump.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14459?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-14459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14459

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14459/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.