7.4
HIGH
CVE-2019-15879
FreeBSD Kernel Cryptodev Use-After-Free Apache Vulnerability
Description

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356908, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.3-STABLE before r356908, and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, a race condition in the cryptodev module permitted a data structure in the kernel to be used after it was freed, allowing an unprivileged process can overwrite arbitrary kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

May 13, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 18, 2020, 5:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15879 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 Freebsd freebsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-15879.

URL Resource
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:15.cryptodev.asc Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15879 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]

    May. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:15.cryptodev.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:15.cryptodev.asc Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-772
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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.

0.12 }} 0.00%

score

0.43820

percentile

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