8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-3817
Fedora libcomps Use-After-Free Vulnerability (Code Execution)
Description

A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps before version 0.1.10 in the way ObjMRTrees are merged. An attacker, who is able to make an application read a crafted comps XML file, may be able to crash the application or execute malicious code.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2019, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3817 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 Rpm libcomps

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3817 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]

    Nov. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3898 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3583 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/issues/41 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/issues/41 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/commit/e3a5d056633677959ad924a51758876d415e7046 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/commit/e3a5d056633677959ad924a51758876d415e7046 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3817 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3817 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:libcomps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.1.10
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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.

0.55 }} -0.00%

score

0.77869

percentile

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