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CVE-2019-12940 json

LiveZilla Server before 8.0.1.1 is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (memory consumption) in knowledgebase.php via a large integer value of t…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-4516

cvss
5.9
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LiveZilla Server before 8.0.1.1 is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (memory consumption) in knowledgebase.php via a large integer value of the depth parameter.

Patch / fix

  • livezilla livezilla 8.0.1.1

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Exploit prediction

1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • forums.livezilla.net https://forums.livezilla.net/index.php?/topic/10981-fg-vd-19-084-livezilla-server-is-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

Sources

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