ubuntu-cve-2019-11455
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-04-22 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:45
Summary
Details

A buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to retrieve the contents of adjacent memory via manipulation of GET or POST parameters. The attacker can also cause a denial of service (application outage).

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
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      },
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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      },
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        "1:5.15-2",
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        "1:5.16-2ubuntu0.1",
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    },
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      },
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      "versions": [
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        "1:5.23.0-4",
        "1:5.25.1-1",
        "1:5.25.1-1build1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to retrieve the contents of adjacent memory via manipulation of GET or POST parameters. The attacker can also cause a denial of service (application outage).",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11455",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:45:24Z",
  "published": "2019-04-22T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11455"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/f12d0cdb42d4e74dffe1525d4062c815c48ac57a"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/macos/monit_dos.py"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_buffer_overread.py"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3971-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4860-1"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11455"
    }
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  "related": [
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    "USN-4860-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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  ]
}



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