What is CVE-2019-15880?

CVE-2019-15880 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-15880?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Freebsd

CVE-2019-15880

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356911, and 12.1-RELEASE before p5, insufficient checking in the cryptodev module allocated the size of a kernel buffer based on a user-supplied length allowing an unprivileged process to trigger a kernel panic.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Freebsd — versions 12.1
N/a Freebsd — versions FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secteam@freebsd.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15880?: CVE-2019-15880 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-15880?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.