CVE-2019-11578

Description

auth.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 allowed attackers to infer secrets by performing latency attacks.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory marples.name Third-Party Advisory marples.name Third-Party Advisory marples.name Third-Party Advisory marples.name
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html third party advisory
https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=7121040790b611ca3fbc400a1bbcd4364ef57233 third party advisory patch
https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=cfde89ab66cb4e5957b1c4b68ad6a9449e2784da third party advisory
https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=aee631aadeef4283c8a749c1caf77823304acf5e third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108090 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11578?
CVE-2019-11578 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11578?
To fix CVE-2019-11578, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11578 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-11578 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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