Race condition in Excon - CVE-2019-16779
Published: February 10, 2020 / Updated: February 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25102
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16779
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Excon
Affected software:
Excon
Excon
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition around persistent connections, where a connection which is interrupted (such as by a timeout) would leave data on the socket. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16779
Install updates from vendor's website.