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Full vulnerability report · 2019
CVE-2019-16905High confidence

Affected product: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Unknown · Unknown

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 5 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 2.17% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 5 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

4 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourceopensshVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:8.1p1-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceopensshVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:8.1p1-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceopensshVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:8.1p1-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceopensshVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1:8.1p1-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-412672 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-412672: Multiple OpenSSL and OpenSSH Vulnerabilities in SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices before V3.2.7
5 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SCALANCE X204RNA (HSR) (6GK5204-0BA00-2MB2)
  • SCALANCE X204RNA (PRP) (6GK5204-0BA00-2KB2)
  • SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-2NA3)
  • SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP) (6GK5204-0BS00-3LA3)
  • SCALANCE X204RNA EEC (PRP/HSR) (6GK5204-0BS00-3PA3)
Summary
OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.
Remediation
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2019-7402

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 5 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.

What

OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.

Why

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.

Why

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Integer Overflow or Wraparound → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-190 ↗

CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-190Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0998OpenSSH: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenSSH ausnutzen, wenn ein experimentelles Merkmal einkompiliert wurde, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-1015Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

d?id=CVE-2019-12900 Référence CVE CVE-2019-12904 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12904 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13057 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13057 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13565 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13565 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13627 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13627 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15847 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15847 Référence CVE CVE-2019-15903 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15903 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16056 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16056 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16168 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16168 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16905 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16905 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17498 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17498 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17543 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17594 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17594 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17595 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17595 Référence CVE CVE-2019-18224 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18224 Référence CVE CVE-2019-18276 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18276 Référence CVE CVE-2019-18348 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18348 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19126 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-1094Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15906 Référence CVE CVE-2017-3735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3735 Référence CVE CVE-2018-15473 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15473 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20685 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20685 Référence CVE CVE-2018-25032 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25032 Référence CVE CVE-2018-4842 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4842 Référence CVE CVE-2018-4848 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4848 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13924 Référence CVE CVE-2019-1552 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1552 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16905 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16905 Référence CVE CVE-2019-6109 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6109 Référence CVE CVE-2019-6110 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6110 Référence CVE CVE-2019-6111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6111 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28388 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7580 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7580 Référence CVE CVE-2021-40365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40365 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44693 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44693 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44694 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2019-010763OpenSSH における整数オーバーフローの脆弱性

OpenSSH には、整数オーバーフローの脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Update to V3.2.7 or later version
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Oct 2019 · Last source change 23 Apr 2025, 15:45 UTC · CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-7402
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2019-7402 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2019-7402"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: cvsweb.openbsd.org/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h; added remediation: cvsweb.openbsd.org/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h; removed vendor advisory: security.gentoo.org/201911-01; 1 further additions.
    Before
    vendor advisory: security.gentoo.org/201911-01
    After
    patch: cvsweb.openbsd.org/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h · remediation: cvsweb.openbsd.org/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h · vendor advisory: cvsweb.openbsd.org/sshkey-xmss.c
    cvsweb.openbsd.org ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    cvsweb.openbsd.org ↗
  5. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.
    Before
    No public exploit
    After
    Public exploit reference
    ssd-disclosure.com ↗
  6. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    NIST NVD ↗
  7. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  8. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
  9. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: Update to V3.2.7 or later version
    Siemens ProductCERT ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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