Buffer overflow in Cherokee-Project Cherokee
CVE-2019-20799
In Cherokee through 1.2.104, multiple memory corruption errors may be used by a remote attacker to destabilize the work of a server.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1226 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1225 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1222 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1221 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20799?
- CVE-2019-20799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cherokee-Project Cherokee, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20799?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.