CVE-2019-19520
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 4, 2019 at 11:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenBSD
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
xlock in OpenBSD 6.6 allows local users to gain the privileges of the auth group by providing a LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH environment variable, because xenocara/lib/mesa/src/loader/loader.c mishandles dlopen.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155572/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenBSD-Authentication-Bypass-Privilege-Escalation.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/14Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/6Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/8x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/04/5CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863
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