{"cve":"CVE-2019-5603","nvd":{"published":"2019-07-26T01:15:10.737","modified":"2026-06-17T02:37:55.497","status":"Modified","description":"In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350261, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r350263, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, system calls operating on file descriptors as part of mqueuefs did not properly release the reference allowing a malicious user to overflow the counter allowing access to files, directories, and sockets opened by processes owned by other users.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-404"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html","https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35","https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc","https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc"],"products":["freebsd:freebsd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:11.797917892+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-5603","score":0.00623,"percentile":0.49899,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}