Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-3846

Potential exploit
A flaw that allowed an attacker to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges was found in the mwifiex kernel module while connecting to a malicious wireless network.
Published 2019-06-03 19:29:02
Updated 2023-02-12 23:38:23
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2019-3846

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3846

EPSS FAQ
0.29%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3846

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.3
 HIGH AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.5
10.0
 NIST
8.0
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.1
5.9
 Red Hat, Inc.
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-3846

  • A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
  • The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-3846

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