CVE-2019-17424
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.43% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 November 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- nipper-ng project/nipper-ng
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.4% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
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.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/nipper-ng/source/default/sourceThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/guywhataguy/CVE-2019-17424Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/va_startThird Party Advisory
- 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.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.google.com/archive/p/nipper-ng/source/default/sourceThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/guywhataguy/CVE-2019-17424Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/va_startThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.