VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-3817
A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps before version 0.1.10 in the way ObjMRTrees are merged.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use-after-free flaw has been discovered in libcomps before version 0.1.10 in the way ObjMRTrees are merged. An attacker, who is able to make an application read a crafted comps XML file, may be able to crash the application or execute malicious code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- rpm/libcomps
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3817Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/commit/e3a5d056633677959ad924a51758876d415e7046Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/issues/41Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3817Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/commit/e3a5d056633677959ad924a51758876d415e7046Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/issues/41Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.