CVE-2019-17455

libntlm0: Libntlm through 1.5 relies on a fixed buffer size for tSmbNtlmAuthRequest, tSmbNtlmAuthChallenge, and tSmbNtlmAuthRes...

CVE-2019-17455 is fixed in libntlm0 on 1 platform, first by libntlm0 1.4-8ubuntu0.1, released October 10, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0311
87th percentile

Libntlm through 1.5 relies on a fixed buffer size for tSmbNtlmAuthRequest, tSmbNtlmAuthChallenge, and tSmbNtlmAuthResponse read and write operations, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer over-read in buildSmbNtlmAuthRequest in smbutil.c for a crafted NTLM request.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libntlm0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.4-8ubuntu0.1 libntlm0 1.4-8ubuntu0.1 Oct 10, 2019
libntlm0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.5-2ubuntu0.1 libntlm0 1.5-2ubuntu0.1 Oct 10, 2019