Resource exhaustion in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer
CVE-2019-16555
A user-supplied regular expression in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 1.24.1 and earlier was processed in a way that wasn't interruptible, allowing attackers to have Jenkins evaluate a regular expression without the ability to interrupt this process.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer
- Jenkins Project Build Failure Analyzer Plugin — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16555?
- CVE-2019-16555 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16555?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.