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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-17266
Libsoup Heap-based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability
Description

libsoup from versions 2.65.1 until 2.68.1 have a heap-based buffer over-read because soup_ntlm_parse_challenge() in soup-auth-ntlm.c does not properly check an NTLM message's length before proceeding with a memcpy.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2019, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17266 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnome libsoup
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-2019-17266.

URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/173 Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1705054.html
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/173 Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1705054.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-17266 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17266 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912
    Added Reference https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/173
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/
    Added Reference https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1705054.html
  • 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://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1705054.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg1705054.html
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.68.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.65.1 up to (excluding) 2.66.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.67.1 up to (including) 2.68.1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/173 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/173 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg1705054.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg1705054.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.68.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4152-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description libsoup through 2.68.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read because soup_ntlm_parse_challenge() in soup-auth-ntlm.c does not properly check an NTLM message's length before proceeding with a memcpy. libsoup from versions 2.65.1 until 2.68.1 have a heap-based buffer over-read because soup_ntlm_parse_challenge() in soup-auth-ntlm.c does not properly check an NTLM message's length before proceeding with a memcpy.
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/f8a54ac85eec2008c85393f331cdd251af8266ad [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg1705054.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17266 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/88b7dff4467f4151afae244ea7d1223753cd05ab [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=941912 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/Kirin-say/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/CVE-2019-17266_POC.md [No Types Assigned]
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-2019-17266 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.55 }} 0.02%

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0.77755

percentile

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