CVE-2019-17424 in the critical feed json
A stack-based buffer overflow in the processPrivilage() function in IOS/process-general.c in nipper-ng 0.11.10 allows remote attackers (ser…
published 2019-10-22 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7818
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.4%
- EPSS 13.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-47673)
Exploit prediction
13.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-47673 nipper-ng 0.11.10 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) remote, 2019-11-18
- blog.vastart.dev https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/10/stack-overflow-cve-2019-17424.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
blog.vastart.dev
/2019/10/stack-overflow-cve-2019-17424.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
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twitter.com
/va_start
third-party-advisory
-
code.google.com
/archive/p/nipper-ng/source/default/source
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/guywhataguy/CVE-2019-17424
third-party-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/155378/nipper-ng-0.11.10-Remote-Buffer-Overflow.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-17424
- NVD CVE-2019-17424
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