CVE-2019-15759 json
An issue was discovered in Binaryen 1.38.32.
published 2019-08-29 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6690
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Binaryen 1.38.32. Two visitors in ir/ExpressionManipulator.cpp can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in wasm::LocalSet::finalize in wasm/wasm.cpp. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by wasm2js.
Patch / fix
- webassembly binaryen 89
- binaryen Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 89-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15759
- github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen#2289 pull request
- github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/issues/2288 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/issues/2288 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/WebAssembly/binaryen/pull/2289
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/WebAssembly/binaryen/issues/2288
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15759
- NVD CVE-2019-15759
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