CVE-2019-16204

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-16204?

Upgrade fabric operating system to 8.2.2a or later.

Q: Is CVE-2019-16204 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-16204 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-16204?

CVE-2019-16204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. 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.

Q: What does CVE-2019-16204 affect?

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

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Brocade Fabric OS Versions before v7.4.2f, v8.2.2a, v8.1.2j and v8.2.1d could expose external passwords, common secrets or authentication keys used between the switch and an external server.

CWE-532

How to fix

Remediation Available

fabric operating systemNVD

Affected:>= 8.2.2, < 8.2.2aFixed in:8.2.2aCVE-2019-16204derived from NVD

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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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

broadcom.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-1622	Medium	5.3	79%	-	-
CVE-2020-35234	High	7.5	65%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43261	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20440	High	7.5	52%	-	-
CVE-2018-3609	High	8.1	21%	-	-
CVE-2018-8719	Medium	5.3	17%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-16204?

Upgrade fabric operating system to 8.2.2a or later.

Is CVE-2019-16204 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-16204 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-16204?

CVE-2019-16204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. 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-2019-16204 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fabric operating system (NVD). 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.