CVE-2019-15161

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

2.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 85.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2019-10-03 18:24Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 00:42Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-08-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer SizeBase
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1ed62331e91989e4f269e94480fec0f56a29464bd4024f7b9f31735d758129c2

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