CVE-2019-17545

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
50(Track)
EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation3% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
83.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 14, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: mingw-gdal-2.3.2-7.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVRC3EBQBFBVQC26XJE3AI3KQXC2NGTP/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: mingw-cfitsio-3.470-2.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CB7RRPCQP253XA5MYUOLHLRPKNGKVZNT/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 3129-1] gdal security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00040.html
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 2877-1] gdal security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00004.html
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 1984-1] gdal security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00005.html
github_commit

commit 148115fcc40f (OSGeo/gdal)

Fix landed in OSGeo/gdal commit 148115fcc40f — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/148115fcc40f1651a5d15fa34c9a8c528e7147bb
generic
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16178

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gdal1.10.0 ... 3.0.1 (32 versions)3.0.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-17545?
CVE-2019-17545 is a critical vulnerability published on October 14, 2019. GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.
When was CVE-2019-17545 disclosed?
CVE-2019-17545 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 14, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-17545 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-17545 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 83.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-17545?
CVE-2019-17545 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-17545?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-17545, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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