What is CVE-2019-16129?

CVE-2019-16129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microchip Cryptoauthlib, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-16129?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microchip Cryptoauthlib

CVE-2019-16129

Microchip CryptoAuthentication Library CryptoAuthLib prior to 20191122 has a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microchip Cryptoauthlib
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16129?: CVE-2019-16129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microchip Cryptoauthlib, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-16129?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.