Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-3804
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-3804
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3804
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3804
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-3804
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The product does not initialize a critical resource.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2019-3804
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3804
1663567 – (CVE-2019-3804) CVE-2019-3804 cockpit: Crash when parsing invalid base64 headersIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/10819
ws: Fix bug parsing invalid base64 headers by stefwalter · Pull Request #10819 · cockpit-project/cockpit · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/c51f6177576d7e12
ws: Fix bug parsing invalid base64 headers · cockpit-project/cockpit@c51f617 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1571
RHSA-2019:1571 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1569
RHSA-2019:1569 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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