CVE-2019-9169
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.9%
Description
In the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) through 2.29, proceed_next_node in posix/regexec.c has a heap-based buffer over-read via an attempted case-insensitive regular-expression match.
How to fix CVE-2019-9169
To remediate CVE-2019-9169, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/glibc—upgrade to 2.28-9 or later
Is CVE-2019-9169 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.28-9
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |