CVE-2019-12255

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

Wind River VxWorks - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2019-12255 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Zhou Yu, sud0woodo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits an integer underflow vulnerability in VxWorks' TCP stack by sending a crafted packet with an urgent pointer set to 0, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit establishes a TCP connection and sends a malicious payload to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

Wind River VxWorks has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 1 of 4). This is a IPNET security vulnerability: TCP Urgent Pointer = 0 that leads to an integer underflow.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Zhou Yu · pythondosvxworks
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47233

This PoC exploits an integer underflow vulnerability in VxWorks' TCP stack by sending a crafted packet with an urgent pointer set to 0, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit establishes a TCP connection and sends a malicious payload to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VxWorks 6.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target VxWorks device · TCP port (e.g., 23 for telnet) must be open and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SCANNER 19 stars
by sud0woodo · poc
https://github.com/sud0woodo/Urgent11-Suricata-LUA-scripts

This repository contains Suricata LUA scripts designed to detect exploitation attempts for CVE-2019-12255, CVE-2019-12256, CVE-2019-12258, and CVE-2019-12260. The scripts analyze network traffic for specific patterns indicative of these vulnerabilities but do not include functional exploit code.

Classification
Scanner 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VxWorks
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0009
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-632562.pdf
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190802-0001/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154022/VxWorks-6.8-Integer-Underflow.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41190253
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-189842.pdf
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-352504.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7525
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-06-10
CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (16)
belden/garrettcom_magnum_dx940e_firmware < 1.0.1_y7
belden/hirschmann_hios < 07.0.07
netapp/e-series_santricity_os_controller 8.00 - 8.40.50.00
siemens/power_meter_9410_firmware < 2.2.1
siemens/power_meter_9810_firmware
siemens/ruggedcom_win7000_firmware < bs5.2.461.17
siemens/ruggedcom_win7018_firmware < bs5.2.461.17
siemens/ruggedcom_win7025_firmware < bs5.2.461.17
siemens/ruggedcom_win7200_firmware < bs5.2.461.17
siemens/siprotec_5_firmware
... and 6 more
Published Aug 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026