THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-6991
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-6991

Zoneminder vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
A classic Stack-based buffer overflow exists in the zmLoadUser() function in zm_user.cpp of the zmu binary in ZoneMinder through 1.32.3, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via a long username.
Affected vendor
Zoneminder
Affected product
Zoneminder
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-01-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-6991

  • Confirm whether Zoneminder Zoneminder is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-6991.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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