CVE-2019-19906
HIGHEPSS 94th pctlDescription
cyrus-sasl (aka Cyrus SASL) 2.1.27 has an out-of-bounds write leading to unauthenticated remote denial-of-service in OpenLDAP via a malformed LDAP packet. The OpenLDAP crash is ultimately caused by an off-by-one error in _sasl_add_string in common.c in cyrus-sasl.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-193 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-3156 | High | 7.8 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2003-0466 | Critical | 9.8 | 78% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-44444 | High | 7.8 | 56% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-23017 | High | 7.7 | 53% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28709 | High | 7.5 | 50% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-8828 | Critical | 9.8 | 31% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2019-19906?
Published advisories record a fix for 3 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-2019-19906 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2019-19906 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 8.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2019-19906?
CVE-2019-19906 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-2019-19906 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for cyrus-sasl2 (Debian), cyrus-sasl2 (Ubuntu), libsasl2-2 (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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