Buffer overflow in nfdump - CVE-2019-1010057
Published: June 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29239
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010057
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: phaag (Peter Haag)
Affected software:
nfdump
nfdump
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing dump files in nfx.c, nffile_inline.c, and minilzo.c files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010057
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/issues/104
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULSZMKA7P7REJMANVL7D6WMZ2L7IRSET/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YTONOGJU5FSMFNRCT6OHXYUMDRKH4RPA/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-17