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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-19958

In libIEC61850 1.4.0, StringUtils_createStringFromBuffer in common/string_utilities.c has an integer signedness issue that could lead to an attempted excessive memory allocation and denial of service.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:39 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-19958

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2019, 22:15 UTC

In libIEC61850 1.4.0, StringUtils_createStringFromBuffer in common/string_utilities.c has an integer signedness issue that could lead to an attempted excessive memory allocation and denial of service.

osv:CVE-2019-19958
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "provider": "osv",
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