CVE-2019-14958: High severity pycharm vulnerability

Published Oct 2, 2019
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Updated

JetBrains PyCharm before 2019.2 was allocating a buffer of unknown size for one of the connection processes. In a very specific situation, it could lead to a remote invocation of an OOM error message because of Uncontrolled Memory Allocation.

Affected Software

1 affected component
JetBrains PyCharm<2019.2

Event History

Oct 2, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:40 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-14958?

CVE-2019-14958 is a vulnerability in JetBrains PyCharm before version 2019.2 that could lead to a remote invocation of an Out-of-Memory (OOM) error message due to uncontrolled memory allocation.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14958?

The severity of CVE-2019-14958 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

How does CVE-2019-14958 affect JetBrains PyCharm?

CVE-2019-14958 affects JetBrains PyCharm versions before 2019.2 by allocating a buffer of unknown size for one of the connection processes, which can result in a remote OOM error message due to uncontrolled memory allocation.

4

How can I fix the vulnerability in JetBrains PyCharm?

To fix the vulnerability in JetBrains PyCharm, you should update to version 2019.2 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-14958?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-14958 in the JetBrains Security Bulletin for Q2 2019: [Link](https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2019/09/26/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q2-2019/).

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