What is CVE-2019-16298?

CVE-2019-16298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Open Network Operating System, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-16298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Open Network Operating System

CVE-2019-16298

An issue was discovered in Open Network Operating System (ONOS) 1.14. In the virtual broadband network gateway application (org.onosproject.virtualbng), the host event listener does not handle the following event types: HOST_MOVED, HOST_REMOVED, HOST_UPDATED. In combination with other applications, this could lead to the absence of intended code execution.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th 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

Linuxfoundation Open_network_operating_system — versions 1.14.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16298?: CVE-2019-16298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Open Network Operating System, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-16298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.