What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-15541?

CVE-2019-15541 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-15541?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-15541. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15541?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2019-15541. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Rustls CVE-2019-15541

HIGH

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') (CWE-88)

2019-08-26 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Rustls

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 26, 2019 - 12:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-88. 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. Affected products include: Rustls Project Rustls. Version information: before 0.16.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.