CVE-2019-12408 json
Missing Initialization of Resource in Apache Arrow
published 2019-11-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-8cw2-jv5c-c825 , PYSEC-2019-195 , EUVD-2019-0106
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It was discovered that the C++ implementation (which underlies the R, Python and Ruby implementations) of Apache Arrow 0.14.0 to 0.14.1 had a uninitialized memory bug when building arrays with null values in some cases. This can lead to uninitialized memory being unintentionally shared if Arrow Arrays are transmitted over the wire (for instance with Flight) or persisted in the streaming IPC and file formats.
Patch / fix
- pypi pyarrow 0.15.0, 0.15.1
- rubygems red-arrow 0.15.1
Exploit prediction
3.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | pyarrow | >=0.14.0, <0.15.1 >=0.14.0, <0.15.0 |
0.15.1 0.15.0 |
| rubygems | red-arrow | >=0.14.0, <0.15.1 |
0.15.1 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Arrow
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-909 Missing Initialization of Resource
References
- lists.apache.org /thread.html/49f067b1c5fb7493d952580f0d2d032819ba351f7a78743c21126269%40%3Cdev.arrow.apache.org%3E
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/efd8bbf57427d3c303b5316d208a335f8d0c0dbe0dc4c87cfa995073%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12408
advisory
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyarrow/PYSEC-2019-195.yaml
web
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/red-arrow/CVE-2019-12408.yml
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/49f067b1c5fb7493d952580f0d2d032819ba351f7a78743c21126269@%3Cdev.arrow.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/efd8bbf57427d3c303b5316d208a335f8d0c0dbe0dc4c87cfa995073@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-8cw2-jv5c-c825
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-12408
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8cw2-jv5c-c825
- NVD CVE-2019-12408
- OSV PYSEC-2019-195
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