9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2019-19521
OpenBSD libc Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

libc in OpenBSD 6.6 allows authentication bypass via the -schallenge username, as demonstrated by smtpd, ldapd, or radiusd. This is related to gen/auth_subr.c and gen/authenticate.c in libc (and login/login.c and xenocara/app/xenodm/greeter/verify.c).

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2019, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19521 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 Openbsd openbsd
2 Openbsd openbsd
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Apply the latest OpenBSD security patches using the syspatch command. Alternatively, compile and apply the patches from source
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-19521 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-19521 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : Jan. 25, 2021, 7:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-19521 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19521 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155572/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Authentication-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/14
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/6
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/8
    Added Reference https://www.openbsd.org/errata66.html
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155572/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Authentication-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155572/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Authentication-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/14 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/14 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/6 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/8 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/8 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openbsd.org/errata66.html No Types Assigned https://www.openbsd.org/errata66.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/14 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155572/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Authentication-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/8 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/6 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.81 }} 0.32%

score

0.72940

percentile