#VU95177 Uncontrolled Recursion in Glibc - CVE-2019-9192
Published: August 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95177
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9192
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Glibc
Glibc
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.