Vulnerability in Wowza Streaming_engine
CVE-2019-7656
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.0 and earlier allows any unprivileged Linux user to escalate privileges to root. The installer sets too relaxed permissions on /usr/local/WowzaStreamingEngine/bin/* core pr…
EPSS: 0.005 (36.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wowza Streaming_engine
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7656?
- CVE-2019-7656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wowza Streaming_engine, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7656?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.