CVE-2019-11360 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in iptables-restore allows attackers to crash the program or execute code via a crafted file, affecting Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11360?
CVE-2019-11360 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A buffer overflow in iptables-restore in netfilter iptables 1.8.2 allows an attacker to (at least) crash the program or potentially gain code execution via a specially crafted iptables-save file. This is related to add_param_to_argv in xshared.c.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11360?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netfilter Iptables.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11360?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-11360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11360, GHSA-g644-fvpx-hqm9.