Is CVE-2019-5188 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5188 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5188?

CVE-2019-5188 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5188?

CVE-2019-5188 has an EPSS score of 1.03% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5188?

Upgrade e2fsprogs on debian 11 to 1.45.5-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5188

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A code execution vulnerability exists in the directory rehashing functionality of E2fsprogs e2fsck 1.45.4. A specially crafted ext4 directory can cause an out-of-bounds write on the stack, resulting in code execution. An attacker can corrupt a partition to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

e2fsprogsDebian

Fixed in:1.45.5-1CVE-2019-5188

e2fsprogsUbuntu

Fixed in:1.42.9-3ubuntu1.3+esm2USN-4249-1

Fixed in:1.42.13-1ubuntu1.2USN-4249-1

Fixed in:1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3USN-4249-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

talosintelligence.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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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.