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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17263

🗓️ 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Linux host unpatched libfwsi before 20191006; CVE-2019-17263 heap over-read; unsupported size 6.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
CNVD
libyal libfwsi Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
8 Oct 201900:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201921:16
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201921:16
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201921:16
debiancve
NVD
CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201922:15
nvd
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201922:15
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17263
6 Oct 201922:15
osv
Prion
Heap overflow
6 Oct 201922:15
prion
Positive Technologies
PT-2019-15050 · Libyal +1 · Libfwsi +1
6 Oct 201900:00
ptsecurity
RedhatCVE
CVE-2019-17263
22 May 202508:19
redhatcve
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(255952);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-17263");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17263");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - In libyal libfwsi before 20191006, libfwsi_extension_block_copy_from_byte_stream in
    libfwsi_extension_block.c has a heap-based buffer over-read because rejection of an unsupported size only
    considers values less than 6, even though values of 6 and 7 are also unsupported. NOTE: the vendor has
    disputed this as described in the GitHub issue (CVE-2019-17263)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17263");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-17263");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfwsi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblnk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libfwsi-dev"},
          {"reference": "libfwsi1"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-dev"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-utils"},
          {"reference": "liblnk1"},
          {"reference": "python3-libfwsi"},
          {"reference": "python3-liblnk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libfwsi-dev"},
          {"reference": "libfwsi1"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-dev"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-utils"},
          {"reference": "liblnk1"},
          {"reference": "python3-libfwsi"},
          {"reference": "python3-liblnk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libfwsi-dev"},
          {"reference": "libfwsi1t64"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-dev"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-utils"},
          {"reference": "liblnk1t64"},
          {"reference": "python3-libfwsi"},
          {"reference": "python3-liblnk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libfwsi-dev"},
          {"reference": "libfwsi1t64"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-dev"},
          {"reference": "liblnk-utils"},
          {"reference": "liblnk1t64"},
          {"reference": "python3-libfwsi"},
          {"reference": "python3-liblnk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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02 Sep 2025 00:00Current
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