Vulnerability in Excon
CVE-2019-16779
In RubyGem excon before 0.71.0, there was a race condition around persistent connections, where a connection which is interrupted (such as by a timeout) would leave data on the socket. Subsequent requests would then read this data, returni…
EPSS: 0.006 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Excon — versions < 0.71.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/excon/excon/security/advisories/GHSA-q58g-455p-8vw9 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- github.com/excon/excon/commit/ccb57d7a422f020dc74f1de4e8fb505ab46d8a29 (x_refsource_MISC)
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0036 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200119 [SECURITY] [DLA 2070-1] ruby-excon security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0139 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16779?
- CVE-2019-16779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Excon, classified under CWE-664. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2019-12-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16779?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.