Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting uriparser package, versions <0.8.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.08% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-URIPARSER-260251
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed12 Nov 2018

Introduced: 12 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19199  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 uriparser to version 0.8.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream uriparser package and not the uriparser package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in uriparser before 0.9.0. UriQuery.c allows an integer overflow via a uriComposeQuery* or uriComposeQueryEx* function because of an unchecked multiplication.