CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-20051

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A floating-point exception was discovered in PackLinuxElf::elf_hash in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.95. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to denial of service.

How to fix

Remediation Available
upx-uclDebian
Fixed in:3.96-1CVE-2019-20051
Fixed in:3.96-1CVE-2019-20051

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days
58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-20051?

Upgrade upx-ucl on debian 13 to 3.96-1 or later.

Is CVE-2019-20051 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-20051 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.90% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-20051?

CVE-2019-20051 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-20051 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for upx-ucl (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.