CVE-2019-17545: PYSEC-2019-241 - GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.

CVE-2019-17545 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-10-14

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

Technologies: GDAL (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-17545 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-17545 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-17545?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 October 2019.
Which products and versions are affected?
GDAL (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=148115fcc40f1651a5d15fa34c9a8c528e7147bb|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-17545?
Yes. GDAL (PyPI): upgrade to 3.0.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-17545?
Check whether you run GDAL (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • GDAL (PyPI): upgrade to 3.0.2 or later
    pip install "GDAL>=3.0.2"

Affected products

  • GDAL (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=148115fcc40f1651a5d15fa34c9a8c528e7147bb|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-17545
  • PYSEC-2019-241

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