CVE-2019-19479: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19479DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19479DLA-2046-1
Published 01-12-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-19479 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 01-12-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/card-setcos.c has an incorrect read operation during parsing of a SETCOS file attribute.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 0.42% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.40%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- opensc< 0.20.0-1 | < 0.16.0-3+deb8u2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL31
Opensc_project1 product
- opensc≤ 0.19.0 | 0.20.0:rc1 | 0.20.0:rc2 | 0.20.0:rc3
Ubuntu1 product
- openscAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 5 products
References
9 links- github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/c3f23b836e5a1766c36617fe1da30d22f7b63de2X Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=18693X Refsource MISCREPORTIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00031.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00027.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory