8.1
HIGH
CVE-2019-11922
Zstandard Out-of-Bounds Write via One-Pass Compression Race Condition
Description

A race condition in the one-pass compression functions of Zstandard prior to version 1.3.8 could allow an attacker to write bytes out of bounds if an output buffer smaller than the recommended size was used.

INFO

Published Date :

July 25, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 20, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-11922 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Facebook zstandard

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-11922 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-11922 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00078.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4108-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00062.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/facebook/zstd/pull/1404/commits/3e5cdf1b6a85843e991d7d10f6a2567c15580da0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/facebook/zstd/pull/1404/commits/3e5cdf1b6a85843e991d7d10f6a2567c15580da0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11922 No Types Assigned https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11922 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:facebook:zstandard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.8
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-11922 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.11 }} 0.77%

score

0.91174

percentile

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