High
Security advisory
A buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to retrieve the contents of adjacent memory via manipulation of GET or POST parameters. The attacker can also cause a denial of service (application outage).
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-11455
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker to retrieve the contents of adjacent memory via manipulation of GET or POST parameters. The attacker can also cause a denial of service (application outage).
osv:CVE-2019-11455
Complete source record
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