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title: "CVE-2019-17455\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-17455

Publication date 10 October 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17455?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Libntlm through 1.5 relies on a fixed buffer size for tSmbNtlmAuthRequest,
tSmbNtlmAuthChallenge, and tSmbNtlmAuthResponse read and write operations,
as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer over-read in
buildSmbNtlmAuthRequest in smbutil.c for a crafted NTLM request.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Libntlm incorrectly handled specially crafted NTML
requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or another unspecified impact.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17455?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libntlm | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.5-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.4-8ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.4-7ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17455?format=md#patch-details)

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## Notes

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### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto)

No fix available as of 2019-12-04

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libntlm | * Upstream:   [b967886](https://gitlab.com/jas/libntlm/-/commit/b967886873fcf19f816b9c0868465f2d9e5df85e) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17455)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17455)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-17455)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17455)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5108-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5108-1)
+ libntlm vulnerability
+ 8 October 2021

+ [USN-5108-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5108-2)
+ Libntlm vulnerability
+ 15 February 2022

### Other references

* <https://gitlab.com/jas/libntlm/issues/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17455>