Is CVE-2019-11253 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-11253 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-11253?

CVE-2019-11253 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-11253?

CVE-2019-11253 has an EPSS score of 25.94% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11253?

Upgrade kubernetes on debian 11 to 1.17.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-11253

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper input validation in the Kubernetes API server in versions v1.0-1.12 and versions prior to v1.13.12, v1.14.8, v1.15.5, and v1.16.2 allows authorized users to send malicious YAML or JSON payloads, causing the API server to consume excessive CPU or memory, potentially crashing and becoming unavailable. Prior to v1.14.0, default RBAC policy authorized anonymous users to submit requests that could trigger this vulnerability. Clusters upgraded from a version prior to v1.14.0 keep the more permissive policy by default for backwards compatibility.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-776

How to fix

Remediation Available

kubernetesDebian

Fixed in:1.17.4-1CVE-2019-11253

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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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

25.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references1

groups.google.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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