9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-18805
Ubuntu Linux Kernel Signed Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.11. There is a net/ipv4/tcp_input.c signed integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt() when userspace writes a very large integer to /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_min_rtt_wlen, leading to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact, aka CID-19fad20d15a6.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 7, 2019, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2021, 2:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18805 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 Netapp active_iq_unified_manager
2 Netapp hci_management_node
3 Netapp solidfire
4 Netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller
5 Netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
6 Netapp hci_storage_node
7 Netapp h610s_firmware
8 Netapp aff_a400_firmware
9 Netapp aff_a700s_firmware
10 Netapp data_availability_services
11 Netapp hci_compute_node
12 Netapp fas8300_firmware
13 Netapp fas8700_firmware
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Broadcom fabric_operating_system
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-2019-18805.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19fad20d15a6494f47f85d869f00b11343ee5c78 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-18805 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18805 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:brocade_fabric_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00039.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.11 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4 up to (excluding) 4.4.180 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9 up to (excluding) 4.9.172 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.14 up to (excluding) 4.14.115 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.19 up to (excluding) 4.19.38 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.60.3 *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:brocade_fabric_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:aff_a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:fas8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:fas8700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:aff_a400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 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://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19fad20d15a6494f47f85d869f00b11343ee5c78 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19fad20d15a6494f47f85d869f00b11343ee5c78 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.11
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-2019-18805 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-2019-18805 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.01 }} 0.31%

score

0.84126

percentile

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