When was CVE-2019-18960 disclosed?

CVE-2019-18960 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 11, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-18960 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18960 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 84.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-18960?

CVE-2019-18960 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-18960?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-18960, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2019-18960

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

Firecracker vsock implementation buffer overflow in versions 0.18.0 and 0.19.0. This can result in potentially exploitable crashes.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 84.2%
KEV: Not listed

References (12)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/1
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/11/2
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/1462
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.18.1
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.19.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/11/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/1462
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.18.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v0.19.1

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CVE-2019-18960

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