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TI-2019-12881 Aliases CVE-2019-17266GHSA-wcxh-xxc8-v5j8

libsoup from versions 2.65.1 until 2.68.1 have a heap-based buffer over-read because…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

libsoup from versions 2.65.1 until 2.68.1 have a heap-based buffer over-read because soup_ntlm_parse_challenge() in soup-auth-ntlm.c does not properly check an NTLM message's length before proceeding with a memcpy.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02784 86th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.65.1 to before 2.66.4; 2.67.1 – 2.68.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.65.1 to before 2.66.4; 2.67.1 – 2.68.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17266
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcxh-xxc8-v5j8

References

Advisory 7

Other 1

Sources

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