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CVE-2019-3804

7.5 · HIGH

It was found that cockpit before version 184 used glib's base64 decode functionality incorrectly resulting in a denial of service attack.

Published Mar 26, 2019CWE-909EPSS 4.86%

Overview

CVE-2019-3804 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

It was found that cockpit before version 184 used glib's base64 decode functionality incorrectly resulting in a denial of service attack. An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted request with an invalid base64-encoded cookie which could cause the web service to crash.

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

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1569Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1571Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3804GitHubgithub.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/c51f6177576d7e12GitHubgithub.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/10819Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1569Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1571Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3804GitHubgithub.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/c51f6177576d7e12GitHubgithub.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/10819

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3804?

CVE-2019-3804 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-3804?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-3804?

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-2019-3804?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-3804 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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