CVE-2019-5164 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00023.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00061.html https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0958

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8