CVE-2019-3804

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.55% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] cockpit
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1569 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1571 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/10819 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3804 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/commit/c51f6177576d7e12 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3804?
CVE-2019-3804 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3804?
To fix CVE-2019-3804, 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-2019-3804 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3804 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3804?
CVE-2019-3804 affects [UNKNOWN] cockpit.
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