CVE-2019-7659

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.75 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) or possibly have unspecified other impact if a server application is built with the -DWITH_COOKIES flag. This affects the C/C++ libgsoapck/libgsoapck++ and libgsoapssl/libgsoapssl++ libraries, as these are built with that flag.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 8.0
Genivia gSOAP: from 2.7.0 through 2.7.17; from 2.8.0 before 2.8.75 — fixed in 2.8.75

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Genivia gSOAP 2.8.75. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00027.html
https://outpost24.com/blog/gsoap-vulnerability-identified
https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Bug_in_gSOAP_versions_2.7.0_to_2.8.74_for_applications_built_with_the_WITH_COOKIES_flag_enabled_%28Jan_14%2C_2019%29
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00027.html
https://outpost24.com/blog/gsoap-vulnerability-identified
https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Bug_in_gSOAP_versions_2.7.0_to_2.8.74_for_applications_built_with_the_WITH_COOKIES_flag_enabled_%28Jan_14%2C_2019%29

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