Out-of-bounds read in BusyBox - CVE-2019-5747

 

Out-of-bounds read in BusyBox - CVE-2019-5747

Published: January 14, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16957
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5747
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in udhcp components (consumed by the DHCP server, client, and/or relay). A remote attacker can leak sensitive information from the stack by sending a crafted DHCP message.


Affected software

BusyBox
busybox (Alpine package)
firefox-esr (Alpine package)
busybox
busybox-static
busybox-testsuite
busybox-warewulf3
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
openSUSE Leap

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5747

Install updates from vendor's website.

busybox (Alpine package) - update to 1.29.3-r10
busybox - addressed in versions 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-4.3.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-static - addressed in versions 1.34.1-4.9.1, 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-testsuite - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1
busybox-warewulf3 - update to 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1

External References

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