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high 7.8

CVE-2019-13313 json

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script vi…

published 2019-07-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-4818

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Patch / fix

  • libosinfo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13313

  • libosinfo RHEL 7 1.1.0-5.el7
  • libosinfo-vala RHEL 7 1.1.0-5.el7
  • libosinfo RHEL 8 1.5.0-3.el8
  • osinfo-db RHEL 8 20190611-1.el8
  • gnome-boxes RHEL 8 3.28.5-7.el8
  • osinfo-db-tools RHEL 8 1.5.0-4.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1051RHSA-2019:3387

  • libosinfo SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.2.0-3.3.2
  • libosinfo SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS 0.2.12-13.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1700-1SUSE-SU-2019:2273-1

  • libosinfo Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +12 more 1.5.0-r1

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-13313

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-13313 updated cvss 2.8

Libosinfo: osinfo-install-script option leaks password via command line argument

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libosinfo 1.5.0-3.el8, gnome-boxes 3.28.5-7.el8, osinfo-db 20190611-1.el8, osinfo-db-tools 1.5.0-4.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3387
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libosinfo 1.1.0-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libosinfo-vala 1.1.0-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libosinfo 1.1.0-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libosinfo-vala 1.1.0-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libosinfo 1.1.0-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libosinfo-vala 1.1.0-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1051

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.