USN-4523-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4523-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4523-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4523-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2020-09-21T20:42:14Z
Modified
2026-04-27T15:43:14Z
Summary
libofx vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that LibOFX did not properly check for errors in certain situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-9656)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libofx

Package

Name
libofx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libofx@1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1:0.*
1:0.9.10-1build2
1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libofx6",
            "binary_version":  "1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "ofx",
            "binary_version":  "1:0.9.10-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2019-9656",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "negligible",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4523-1.json"