CVE-2019-16555: Medium severity jenkins build failure analyzer plugin vulnerability

Published Dec 17, 2019
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Updated

A user-supplied regular expression in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 1.24.1 and earlier was processed in a way that wasn't interruptible, allowing attackers to have Jenkins evaluate a regular expression without the ability to interrupt this process.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
maven/com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer<1.24.2
1.24.2
Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Jenkins<=1.24.1

Event History

Dec 17, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:40 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
05:03 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-16555?

CVE-2019-16555 is a vulnerability in the Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 1.24.1 and earlier that allows attackers to evaluate a user-supplied regular expression without interrupting the process.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-16555?

CVE-2019-16555 has a severity rating of 6.5, which is considered medium.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2019-16555?

Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin versions up to 1.24.1 and the package 'com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer' with versions up to 1.24.2 are affected by CVE-2019-16555.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-16555?

To fix CVE-2019-16555, you should update Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin to version 1.24.2 or later.

5

Is there any additional information about CVE-2019-16555?

You can find additional information about CVE-2019-16555 on the Openwall and Jenkins websites, as well as the NIST Vulnerability Database.

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