Out-of-bounds read in libsoup (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17266 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libsoup (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU29240
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17266
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing NTLM messages in soup_ntlm_parse_challenge() function in soup-auth-ntlm.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted NTLM message to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer over-read and read sensitive data from system memory.
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Vulnerable software versionslibsoup (Alpine package): 2.66.2-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8e6d8b010f1e439ab87a028379aff20da95eb2c4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dda4496be9df796314f44ebdcb532227ae559e7b
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
