Critical severity · published Jul 3, 2019
CVE-2019-7165
A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
9.8
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A buffer overflow in DOSBox 0.74-2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
DO
Dosbox · Dosbox
0.74-2 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
30; 30 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7165
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7165
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00047.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00053.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00004.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYV27Z3QZTDHUZJLW3LDJYO7HBVIMJ5F/
seclists.org
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/14
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7165
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