CVE-2019-15878
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2020 at 03:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r352509, 11.3-STABLE before r352509, and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, an unprivileged local user can trigger a use-after-free situation due to improper checking in SCTP when an application tries to update an SCTP-AUTH shared key.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:14.sctp.ascx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0007/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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