CVE-2019-16159: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-16159 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-09-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
BIRD Internet Routing Daemon 1.6.x through 1.6.7 and 2.x through 2.0.5 has a stack-based buffer overflow. The BGP daemon's support for RFC 8203 administrative shutdown communication messages included an incorrect logical expression when checking the validity of an input message. Sending a shutdown communication with a sufficient message length causes a four-byte overflow to occur while processing the message, where two of the overflow bytes are attacker-controlled and two are fixed.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.15% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian3 products
- bird< 1.6.8-1
- bird2< 2.0.6-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Opensuse3 products
- backports_sle15.0:sp1
- bird3&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 3.1.0-1.1
- bird&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 1.6.8-lp151.2.3.1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL29 | 30
Nic1 product
- bird≥ 1.6.0, ≤ 1.6.7 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.5
Suse1 product
- bird&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1< 1.6.8-bp151.2.3.1
Ubuntu1 product
- bird< 1.6.8-1
6 vendors · 10 products
References
20 links- gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/8388f5a7e14108a1458fea35bfbb5a453e2c563cX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/1657c41c96b3c07d9265b07dd4912033ead4124bX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- trubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013718.htmlX Refsource MISCVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- trubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013720.htmlX Refsource MISCVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- trubka.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2019-September/013722.htmlX Refsource MISCVendor AdvisoryREPORT
Show all 20 references
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00063.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00065.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory