Critical severity · published Mar 26, 2019
CVE-2019-8981
tls1.c in Cameron Hamilton-Rich axTLS before 2.1.5 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted sequence of TLS packets because the need_bytes value is mismanaged
9.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
tls1.c in Cameron Hamilton-Rich axTLS before 2.1.5 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted sequence of TLS packets because the need_bytes value is mismanaged.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AX
Axtls · Axtls Project
before 2.1.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8981
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8981
Product
http://axtls.sourceforge.net
Patch
https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-protection-data-security/security/details/advisories-504842
Exploit
https://www.telekom.com/resource/blob/566546/276aaa2eab781729f2544d62edecf002/dl-190322-remote-buffer-overflow-in-a-axtls-data.pdf
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