# CVE-2019-5598: Security feature bypass in FreeBSD

> A flaw in FreeBSD's packet filter allows crafted ICMP packets to bypass firewall rules, potentially exposing hosts to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2019
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-995j-4q8r-wq8h

## What is CVE-2019-5598?

CVE-2019-5598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 15 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In FreeBSD 11.3-PRERELEASE before r345378, 12.0-STABLE before r345377, 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p10, and 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p4, a bug in pf does not check if the outer ICMP or ICMP6 packet has the same destination IP as the source IP of the inner protocol packet allowing a maliciously crafted ICMP/ICMP6 packet could bypass the packet filter rules and be passed to a host that would otherwise be unavailable.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5598?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freebsd Freebsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd

- [CVE-2018-17160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17160/): Memory corruption in FreeBSD (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-4304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-0226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0226/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0002/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 15 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5598/
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