Buffer overflow in Amazon Firecracker
CVE-2019-18960
Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0. This can result in potentially exploitable crashes.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th 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
- Amazon Firecracker — versions 0.18.0, 0.19.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18960?
- CVE-2019-18960 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amazon Firecracker, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18960?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.