CVE-2019-13455

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Published Aug 27, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the alert acknowledgment CGI tool because of   expansion in acknowledge.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xymon:xymon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1898-1	xymon security update
EUVD	EUVD-2019-4928	In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the alert acknowledgment CGI tool because of   expansion in acknowledge.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (1.994% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/svn2github/xymon/blob/master/branches/4.3.28/web/acknowledge.c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00032.html
https://lists.xymon.com/archive/2019-July/046570.html

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Xymon Xymon

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 27, 2019, 4:28 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:49 PM
Reserved: Jul 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 27, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:16 AM

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