CVE-2019-5164
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.73%
Description
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ss-manager binary of Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2. Specially crafted network packets sent to ss-manager can cause an arbitrary binary to run, resulting in code execution and privilege escalation. An attacker can send network packets to trigger this vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5164
To remediate CVE-2019-5164, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/shadowsocks-libev—upgrade to 3.3.3+ds-2 or later
Is CVE-2019-5164 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.3.3+ds-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |