CVE-2019-17424 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 13.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in the processPrivilage() function in IOS/process-general.c in nipper-ng 0.11.10 allows remote attackers (serving firewall configuration files) to achieve Remote Code Execution or Denial Of Service via a crafted file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.43% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-10-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nipper-ng project | nipper-ng |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | nipper-ng 0.11.10 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2019-11-18 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155378/nipper-ng-0.11.10-Remote-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/10/stack-overflow-cve-2019-17424.html
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/nipper-ng/source/default/source
- https://github.com/guywhataguy/CVE-2019-17424
- https://twitter.com/va_start
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155378/nipper-ng-0.11.10-Remote-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/10/stack-overflow-cve-2019-17424.html
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/nipper-ng/source/default/source
- https://github.com/guywhataguy/CVE-2019-17424
- https://twitter.com/va_start
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