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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-9169
GNU C Library Regular Expression Heap Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description

In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2019, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-9169 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-2019-9169 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 ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
2 Netapp cloud_backup
3 Netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnu glibc
1 Mcafee web_gateway
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-2019-9169.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 Broken Link
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34140 Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34142 Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24114 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Not Applicable

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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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 5 years, 4 months ago
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Born at : July 18, 2019, 10:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 124 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-9169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9169 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://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Not Applicable
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.7.2.0 up to (excluding) 7.7.2.21 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8.2.0 up to (excluding) 7.8.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.1.1
    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:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54823184 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10278 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190315-0002/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107160 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24114 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24114 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=583dd860d5b833037175247230a328f0050dbfe9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34140 No Types Assigned https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34140 Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34142 No Types Assigned https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=34142 Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.29
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-2019-9169 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-2019-9169 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.47 }} 0.13%

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0.75985

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