Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-19792
The server in LiteSpeed OpenLiteSpeed before 1.5.0 RC6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by creating a symlink through which the openlitespeed program can be invoked with a long command name (involving ../ characters), which is mishandled in the LshttpdMain::getServerRootFromExecutablePath function.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.7
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:0.43%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| litespeedtech | openlitespeed | 1.5.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.428%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-12-03T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-12-03T06:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-12-03 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T11:44:20 |
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