What is CVE-2019-19724?

CVE-2019-19724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sylabs Singularity, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-19724?

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

Vulnerability in Sylabs Singularity

CVE-2019-19724

Insecure permissions (777) are set on $HOME/.singularity when it is newly created by Singularity (version from 3.3.0 to 3.5.1), which could lead to an information leak, and malicious redirection of operations performed against Sylabs cloud services.

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sylabs Singularity
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19724?: CVE-2019-19724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sylabs Singularity, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-19724?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.