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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-16746
Linux Unchecked Beacon Head BufferOverflow in nl80211
Description

An issue was discovered in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.17. It does not check the length of variable elements in a beacon head, leading to a buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2019, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:05 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-16746 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16746 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-16746.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/
https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4209-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-16746 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16746 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4209-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4209-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.17 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.25 up to (excluding) 3.16.79 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 4.4.197 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.197 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.149 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.79 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.3.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4209-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2 No Types Assigned https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.17
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16746 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16746 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.16 }} 0.31%

score

0.85172

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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