Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2019-5482

Heap buffer overflow in the TFTP protocol handler in cURL 7.19.4 to 7.65.3.

Published Sep 16, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Heap buffer overflow in

Check this week

CVE-2019-5482 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Heap buffer overflow in.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Heap buffer overflow in).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
17.94%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe haxx/curl · cpe netapp/cloud backup · cpe netapp/oncommand insight · cpe opensuse/leap

Heap buffer overflow in the TFTP protocol handler in cURL 7.19.4 to 7.65.3.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe debian/debian linux9.0
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora29
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora30
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora31
  • cpe haxx/curlversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/cloud backupversion unspecified
  • cpe netapp/oncommand insightversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.0
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.1
  • cpe oracle/communications operations monitor3.4

How to fix CVE-2019-5482

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-5482 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Heap buffer overflow in.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 9.0; oracle/communications operations monitor 3.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 17.94%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 16, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Heap buffer overflow in the TFTP protocol handler in cURL 7.19.4 to 7.65.3.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Heap buffer overflow in the TFTP protocol handler in cURL 7.19.4 to 7.65.3.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5482

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-5482

    30-day exploitation probability 17.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-5482

    Heap buffer overflow in the TFTP protocol handler in cURL 7.19.4 to 7.65.3.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.