HIGH
Lout 3.40 has a buffer overflow in the StringQuotedWord() function in z39.c
Published Dec 20, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.54%
Description
Lout 3.40 has a buffer overflow in the StringQuotedWord() function in z39.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.40
Configuration 2
OR
- 15.0
- 15.0
- 15.1
- 15.2
Configuration 3
OR
- 31
- 32
- 33
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.54% 0.01535
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01535
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 73.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 71.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 45.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 46.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 44.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 39.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04713) | 74.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 85.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 84.84th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5OXECUBSXEO7S3TCLSBCITLQIMOCL6MV/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NEJVEIQMRXJ26ZT6657W5RYH7YECVGNB/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGZKTKGRJTQE43SFU77X5QJHKXTTOJYB/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lout-users/2019-12/msg00002.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 20, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2019
Link CVE-2019-19917
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a