CVE-2019-5603
FreeBSD Mqueuefs File Descriptor Reference Counting Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350261, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r350263, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, system calls operating on file descriptors as part of mqueuefs did not properly release the reference allowing a malicious user to overflow the counter allowing access to files, directories, and sockets opened by processes owned by other users.
INFO
Published Date :
July 26, 2019, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 1, 2023, 4:21 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-5603 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2019-5603.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35 | Broken Link |
| https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc | Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/ | Third Party Advisory |
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).
Full LPE Exploit for CVE-2019-5603 / FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs / FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-5603 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-5603 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-404 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5603 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-5603
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.01%
score
0.23749
percentile