CVE-2019-12408

Published Nov 8, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0106 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8cw2-jv5c-c825 Missing Initialization of Resource in Apache Arrow
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 8, 2019, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM