CVE-2019-19918 — Lout 3
Lout 3.40 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the srcnext() function in z02.c.
Published
2019-12-20T19:52:34.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T02:32:09.764Z
01What is this vulnerability?
Lout 3.40 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the srcnext() function in z02.c.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-12-20T19:52:34.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T02:32:09.764Z
09References
- lists.gnu.org — https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lout-users/2019-12/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00069.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00068.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00011.html
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