What is CVE-2019-8919?

CVE-2019-8919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Seafile Seadroid, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8919?

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

Vulnerability in Seafile Seadroid

CVE-2019-8919

The seadroid (aka Seafile Android Client) application through 2.2.13 for Android always uses the same Initialization Vector (IV) with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) Mode to encrypt private data, making it easier to conduct chosen-plaintext attacks or dictionary attacks.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Seafile Seadroid
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8919?: CVE-2019-8919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Seafile Seadroid, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8919?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.