#VU20855 Heap-based buffer overflow in Slurm - CVE-2019-6438

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20855

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6438

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Slurm

Software vendor:
SchedMD

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the affected application, trigger heap overflow and perform denial of service attack.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=213