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CVE-2019-16159

7.5 · HIGH

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.x through 1.6.7 and 2.x through 2.0.5 has a stack-based buffer overflow.

Published Sep 9, 2019CWE-787EPSS 3.15%

Overview

CVE-2019-16159 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 9, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.x through 1.6.7 and 2.x through 2.0.5 has a stack-based buffer overflow. The BGP daemon's support for RFC 8203 administrative shutdown communication messages included an incorrect logical expression when checking the validity of an input message. Sending a shutdown communication with a sufficient message length causes a four-byte overflow to occur while processing the message, where two of the overflow bytes are attacker-controlled and two are fixed.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbird.network.czReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00063.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00065.htmlReftrubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013718.htmlReftrubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013720.htmlReftrubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013722.htmlRefgitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/1657c41c96b3c07d9265b07dd4912033ead4124bRefgitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/8388f5a7e14108a1458fea35bfbb5a453e2c563cReflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4F23NNAPXX65MGJQBPPTVGRV3T4XCKBV/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MCVNQJBZYGGNAJNGOFEBE3IAJME2QIZB/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16159?

CVE-2019-16159 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 9, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-16159?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-16159?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-16159?

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