CVE-2019-16129 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microchip CryptoAuthentication Library CryptoAuthLib prior to 20191122 has a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

Published: 2020-10-22

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microchip:cryptoauthlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-6967	Microchip CryptoAuthentication Library CryptoAuthLib prior to 20191122 has a Buffer Overflow (issue 2 of 2).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/22/1
https://census-labs.com/news/2020/10/21/microchip-cryptoauthlib-atcab_genkey_base-buffer-overflow/
https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/security-ics/cryptoauthentication

History

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Subscriptions

Microchip Cryptoauthlib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-10-22T18:26:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.215Z

Reserved: 2019-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16129

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-22T19:15:13.400

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:21:43.817

Link: CVE-2019-16129

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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