What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-7165?

CVE-2019-7165 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.8%.

Dosbox CVE-2019-7165

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2019-07-03 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow RCE Dosbox Debian Linux Fedora

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 03, 2019 - 18:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

AnalysisAI

A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Affected products include: Dosbox, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.