Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-1010038 is a buffer overflow in OpenModelica OMCompiler before 1.14.0. The reported impact is possible code execution and denial of service if an attacker can influence the OPENMODELICAHOME environment variable used by the component.
Executive priority
Treat this as an inventory and hygiene priority for teams using OpenModelica. Urgency increases if OMCompiler runs in shared build systems or automated workflows where environment variables may be user-controlled.
Technical view
The CVE identifies a buffer overflow tied to the OPENMODELICAHOME parameter being changeable through an environment variable. The affected product is OpenModelica OMCompiler versions before 1.14.0. No CVSS score, CWE, detailed exploit conditions, or vendor mitigation text is included in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where OpenModelica OMCompiler before 1.14.0 is installed and launched in environments where users, scripts, CI jobs, or wrappers can control process environment variables.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The stated attack vector is changing an environment variable, so practical risk depends on who can control OMCompiler launch context.
Researcher notes
The public details are sparse. The CVE names the vulnerable component, affected version range, impact, and environment-variable attack vector, but does not provide CVSS scoring, CWE classification, exploit evidence, or explicit remediation guidance beyond the affected range.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory OpenModelica OMCompiler installations and identify versions before 1.14.0.
- Review vendor guidance and release notes before choosing a remediation path.
- Move exposed installations off affected versions where vendor guidance supports upgrade.
- Restrict who can set environment variables for OMCompiler execution contexts.
- Harden CI, service wrappers, and shell scripts that launch OMCompiler.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed OMCompiler version on developer, build, and server systems.
- Check whether OPENMODELICAHOME is set by users, scripts, CI, or services.
- Review launch wrappers for untrusted or inherited environment variables.
- Verify remediation by confirming affected versions are no longer in use.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://trac.openmodelica.org/OpenModelica/ticket/4787#trac-add-commentCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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