CVE-2019-11235

CRITICALEPSS 88th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 mishandles the "each participant verifies that the received scalar is within a range, and that the received group element is a valid point on the curve being used" protection mechanism, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2019-9498 and CVE-2019-9499.

CWE-345

How to fix

Remediation Available

freeradiusDebian

Fixed in:3.0.17+dfsg-1.1CVE-2019-11235

freeradiusUbuntu

Fixed in:3.0.16+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1USN-3954-1

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-38831	High	7.8	98%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2016-4553	High	8.6	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-4554	High	8.6	39%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-35719	Medium	6.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2022-26871	Critical	9.8	20%	KEV	-
CVE-2014-4936	High	9.3	17%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-11235?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2019-11235 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-11235 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-11235?

CVE-2019-11235 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-11235 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for freeradius (Debian), freeradius (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.