Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-9192 |
CWE-ID | CWE-674 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Glibc Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU95177
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9192
CWE-ID:
CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) check_dst_limits_calc_pos_1 in posix/regexec.c has uncontrolled recursion. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGlibc: 0.1 - 2.29
CPE2.3http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24269
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K26346590?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.