CVE-2019-18960

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Published Dec 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0. This can result in potentially exploitable crashes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:amazon:firecracker:0.18.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amazon:firecracker:0.19.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-8627	Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0. This can result in potentially exploitable crashes.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.252% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/11/2
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/1462
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.18.1
https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.19.1

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Amazon Firecracker

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 11, 2019, 12:25 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:02 AM
Reserved: Nov 14, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2019, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM

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