Resource exhaustion in Apache Hbase
CVE-2019-15544
An issue was discovered in the protobuf crate before 2.6.0 for Rust. Attackers can exhaust all memory via Vec::reserve calls.
EPSS: 0.038 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Hbase — versions 2.2.3
- Rust-protobuf_project Rust-protobuf
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15544?
- CVE-2019-15544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Hbase, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15544?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-15544 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.