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Sysstat CVE-2019-16167

MEDIUM
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
2019-09-09 cve@mitre.org
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2019 - 17:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

sysstat before 12.1.6 has memory corruption due to an Integer Overflow in remap_struct() in sa_common.c.

AnalysisAI

sysstat before 12.1.6 has memory corruption due to an Integer Overflow in remap_struct() in sa_common.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. sysstat before 12.1.6 has memory corruption due to an Integer Overflow in remap_struct() in sa_common.c. Affected products include: Sysstat Project Sysstat, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 12.1.6.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.

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