CVE-2019-17559
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8...
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
CVE-2019-17559- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
CVE-2019-17559- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7902 No score
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7902- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vrg-6f2q-qgcg
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8...
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
GHSA-7vrg-6f2q-qgcg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
CVE-2019-17559- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17559
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17559- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17559
There is a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server 6.0.0 to 6.2.3, 7.0.0 to 7.1.8, and 8.0.0 to 8.0.5 with a smuggling attack and scheme parsing. Upgrade to versions 7.1.9 and 8.0.6 or later versions.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17559- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
trafficserverDebian:12 |
before 8.0.6+ds-1 | 8.0.6+ds-1 |
trafficserverDebian:10 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u2, plus listed versions 8.0.2+ds-18.0.2+ds-1+deb10u1 |
8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u2 |
trafficserverUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-2ubuntu15.3.0-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.0.0-57.1.2+ds-27.1.2+ds-2build17.1.2+ds-3 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.5+ds-18.0.5+ds-28.0.5+ds-2build18.0.5+ds-2ubuntu18.0.5+ds-38.0.5+ds-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
trafficserverUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.1.1+ds-1.19.1.1+ds-2build19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1~esm19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.19.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17559 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Traffic Server, published March 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.17%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in trafficserver 8.0.6+ds-1.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r99d18d0bc4daa05e7d0e5a63e0e22701a421b2ef5a8f4f7694c43869%40%3Cannounce.trafficserver.apache.org%3E
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4672
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17559
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vrg-6f2q-qgcg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17559
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17559
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17559