How severe is CVE-2019-16791?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Postfix-mta-sts-resolver_project Postfix-mta-sts-resolver

Q: What is CVE-2019-16791?

CVE-2019-16791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postfix-mta-sts-resolver_project Postfix-mta-sts-resolver, classified under CWE-757. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2020-01-22.

CVE-2019-16791

In postfix-mta-sts-resolver before 0.5.1, All users can receive incorrect response from daemon under rare conditions, rendering downgrade of effective STS policy.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Postfix-mta-sts-resolver_project Postfix-mta-sts-resolver
Snawoot Postfix-mta-sts-resolver — versions < 0.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-757

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16791?: CVE-2019-16791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postfix-mta-sts-resolver_project Postfix-mta-sts-resolver, classified under CWE-757. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2020-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-16791?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.