CVE-2019-17545: Double Free
GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogrexpat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.
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What is CVE-2019-17545?
CVE-2019-17545 is a vulnerability in GDAL through 3.0.1 that allows for a double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.
Which software is affected by CVE-2019-17545?
The following software is affected by CVE-2019-17545: Osgeo Gdal, Oracle Spatial And Graph (12.2.0.1 and 19c), Debian Debian Linux (8.0, 9.0, and 10.0), Fedoraproject Fedora (30 and 31), openSUSE Backports SLE (15.0-sp1), and openSUSE Leap (15.1).
What is the severity of CVE-2019-17545?
CVE-2019-17545 has a severity rating of critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.
How can I fix CVE-2019-17545?
To fix CVE-2019-17545, it is recommended to update GDAL to version 3.0.2 or later, as this vulnerability has been patched in subsequent versions.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-17545?
You can find more information about CVE-2019-17545 on the following references: [link1](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00022.html), [link2](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16178), [link3](https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/148115fcc40f1651a5d15fa34c9a8c528e7147bb).