CVE-2019-15541

Public Exploit

Description

rustls-mio/examples/tlsserver.rs in the rustls crate before 0.16.0 for Rust allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loop of conn_event and ready) by arranging for a client to never be writable.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ctz/rustls/compare/cd66549...17ee52c third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/ctz/rustls/commit/a93ee1abd2ab19ebe4bf9d684d56637ee54a6074 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ctz/rustls/issues/285 issue tracking exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15541?
CVE-2019-15541 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15541?
To fix CVE-2019-15541, 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-2019-15541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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