CVE-2019-16555
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16555- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1992 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1992- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin
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.
- Record
GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16555- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer Plugin
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.
- Record
GHSA-2hhc-f86x-x74f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven |
before 1.24.2 | 1.24.2 |
com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzerMaven |
before 1.24.2, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.21.10.31.11.01.12.0 Show 39 moreShow less1.12.11.13.01.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13.51.14.01.15.01.16.01.17.01.17.11.17.21.18.01.18.11.19.01.19.11.19.21.2.01.20.01.21.01.22.01.23.01.23.0-beta-11.23.11.23.21.24.01.24.11.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.1 |
1.24.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16555 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Build Failure Analyzer, published December 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa:build-failure-analyzer 1.24.2.