#VU23428 Integer overflow in RabbitMQ C client - CVE-2019-18609
Published: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23428
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18609
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
RabbitMQ C client
RabbitMQ C client
Software vendor:
Alan Antonuk
Alan Antonuk
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in amqp_handle_input() function in librabbitmq/amqp_connection.c in rabbitmq-c when handling the CONNECTION_STATE_HEADER. A remote attacker that controls a malicious server can send a specially crafted response to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.