Critical severity · published Dec 11, 2019
CVE-2019-18960
Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0. This can result in potentially exploitable crashes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firecracker · Amazon
0.18.0; 0.19.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18960
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/11/2
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/1462
Release Notes
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases
Release Notes
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.18.1
Release Notes
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.19.1
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