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CVE-2019-15606: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-15606UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15606DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15606
Published 07-02-2020Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15606 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 20.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.04%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 7
DSA-4669-1MGASA-2020-0372OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0293-1RHSA-2020:0573RHSA-2020:0579RHSA-2020:0597

Timeline

  1. 07-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Including trailing white space in HTTP header values in Nodejs 10, 12, and 13 causes bypass of authorization based on header value comparisons

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

20.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 20.04% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hackerone.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 10.19.0-r0 | < 12.15.0-r0
  • nodejs-current< 13.11.0-r0
Debian2 products
Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.19.0 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.15.0 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.8.0
  • node.js≥ 10.0.0, < 10.19.0 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.15.0 | ≥ 13.0.0, < 13.8.0
Oracle2 products
Redhat2 products
Opensuse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2 | < 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2

7 vendors · 12 products

References

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