Is CVE-2019-17019 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-17019 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-17019?

CVE-2019-17019 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-17019?

CVE-2019-17019 has an EPSS score of 1.05% (60th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17019?

Upgrade DeveloperEdition to 72.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-17019

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

How to fix

Remediation Available

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:72.0Fixed in:72.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:72.0Fixed in:72.0Mozilla

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 InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

60thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Other references1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

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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.