Is CVE-2018-19640 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-19640 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-19640?

CVE-2018-19640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-19640?

CVE-2018-19640 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19640?

Upgrade supportutils to 3.1-5.7.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-19640

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.

CWE-377 CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

supportutilsNVD

Affected:< 3.1-5.7.1Fixed in:3.1-5.7.1CVE-2018-19640derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.