Use after free in ELOG
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ELOG 3.1.4-57bea22 and below is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to a use after free. A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash the ELOG server by sending multiple HTTP POST requests which causes the ELOG function retrieve_url() to use a freed variable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ELOG | ELOG 3.1.4-57bea22 and below | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ELOG Vendor— Affected ELOG 3.1.4-57bea22 and below Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elog_project:elog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.1.4-57bea22 | Vulnerable | Elog Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:elog_project:elog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.4-57bea22 Vulnerable ·Elog Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
ELOG — FEDORA-2020-9f8bc040c8
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02997 Information disclosure in ELOGPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2019-02999 NULL pointer dereference in ELOGPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2019-03000 ELOG 3.1.4-57bea22 and below can be used as an HTTP GET request proxy when…Priority LOW 38
- Advisory ·
ELOG — FEDORA-2020-f49fe7f011
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02997 Information disclosure in ELOGPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2019-02999 NULL pointer dereference in ELOGPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2019-03000 ELOG 3.1.4-57bea22 and below can be used as an HTTP GET request proxy when…Priority LOW 38
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3994
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cv3-rqqw-vw5m
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-3994 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3994 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cv3-rqqw-vw5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-3994 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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