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CVE-2019-14850

3.7 · LOW

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit 1.12.7, 1.14.1 and 1.15.1.

Published Mar 18, 2021CWE-406EPSS 1.60%

Overview

CVE-2019-14850 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 18, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A denial of service vulnerability was discovered in nbdkit 1.12.7, 1.14.1 and 1.15.1. An attacker could connect to the nbdkit service and cause it to perform a large amount of work in initializing backend plugins, by simply opening a connection to the service. This vulnerability could cause resource consumption and degradation of service in nbdkit, depending on the plugins configured on the server-side.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1757258Refwww.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2019-September/msg00084.htmlRefbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1757258Refwww.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2019-September/msg00084.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14850?

CVE-2019-14850 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 18, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2019-14850?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-14850?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-14850?

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