GNU Recutils 1.8 rec-types.c rec_type_check_enum memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNU Recutils 1.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rec_type_check_enum of the file rec-types.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-11639. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Recutils 1.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function rec_type_check_enum of the file rec-types.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function rec_type_check_enum at rec-types.c in librec.a.

The bug was discovered 04/28/2019. The weakness was shared 05/01/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11639 since 05/01/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212065 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : recutils vulnerabilities (USN-7137-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212065). The entries VDB-134300, VDB-134298 and VDB-134297 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 212065
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : recutils vulnerabilities (USN-7137-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/28/2019 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-11639 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-11639
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134299
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2019 07:01
Updated: 12/05/2024 06:47
Changes: 05/02/2019 07:01 (55), 06/05/2020 14:28 (1), 09/11/2023 14:25 (3), 12/05/2024 06:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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