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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-11360

A buffer overflow in iptables-restore in netfilter iptables 1.8.2 allows an attacker to (at least) crash the program or potentially gain code execution via a specially crafted iptables-save file.

MEDIUM 4.2EPSS 1.81%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A buffer overflow in iptables-restore in netfilter iptables 1.8.2 allows an attacker to (at least) crash the program or potentially gain code execution via a specially crafted iptables-save file. This is related to add_param_to_argv in xshared.c.

CVSS 3.1
4.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.81% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
netfilter/iptables
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.