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CVE-2019-15523

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 1.31%

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CVE-2019-15523 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in LINBIT csync2 through 2.0. It does not correctly check for the return value GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED of the gnutls_handshake() function. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in LINBIT csync2 through 2.0. It does not correctly check for the return value GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED of the gnutls_handshake() function. It neglects to call this function again, as required by the design of the API.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.3/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.31%

67.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinbitCsync2<= 2.0
DebianDebian Linux9.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15523?
An issue was discovered in LINBIT csync2 through 2.0. It does not correctly check for the return value GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED of the gnutls_handshake() function. It neglects to call this function again, as required by the design of the API.
How severe is CVE-2019-15523?
CVE-2019-15523 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15523?
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Source: NVD / NIST