7.8

CVE-2019-5164: opensuse backports_sle

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5164DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5164
Published 03-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5164 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in opensuse backports_sle. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.76%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
MGASA-2020-0006OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2667-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0142-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11379-1

Timeline

  1. 03-12-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ss-manager binary of Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2. Specially crafted network packets sent to ss-manager can cause an arbitrary binary to run, resulting in code execution and privilege escalation. An attacker can send network packets to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.73% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
Debian1 product
  • shadowsocks-libev< 3.3.3+ds-2
Shadowsocks1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • shadowsocks-libevAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

7 links