CVE-2019-10882 Netskope client buffer overflow vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published 26 Sep 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can exploit a stack buffer overflow in the Netskope client service to crash the system or potentially escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-10882?

CVE-2019-10882 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netskope client, published on 26 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Netskope client service, v57 before 57.2.0.219 and v60 before 60.2.0.214, running with NT\SYSTEM privilege, accepts network connections from localhost. The connection handling function in this service suffers from a stack based buffer overflow in "doHandshakefromServer" function. Local users can use this vulnerability to trigger a crash of the service and potentially cause additional impact on the system.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10882?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netskope Netskope.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10882?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10882 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-10882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p778-fw7q-x2mr.