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CVE-2019-13455 (GCVE-0-2019-13455)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-27 16:28 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:49
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Summary
In Xymon through 4.3.28, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the alert acknowledgment CGI tool because of   expansion in acknowledge.c.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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