What is CVE-2019-12568?

CVE-2019-12568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Open Tftp Server Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-12568?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Open Tftp Server Project

CVE-2019-12568

Stack-based overflow vulnerability in the logMess function in Open TFTP Server SP 1.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long TFTP error packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10387 and CVE-2019-12567.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Open_tftp_server_project Open_tftp_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12568?: CVE-2019-12568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Open Tftp Server Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-12568?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.