CVE-2019-6486

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.2

Go before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks.

CVSS v3: 8.2
EG Score: 8.2(medium)
EPSS: 69.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 24, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (24)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00042.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00060.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00011.html
cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00015.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106740
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/golang/go/commit/42b42f71cf8f5956c09e66230293dfb5db652360
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/golang/go/issues/29903
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/google/wycheproof
cve@mitrehttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/mVeX35iXuSw
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00009.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4379
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4380
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00042.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00011.html

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Go(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
stdlib	—	1.11.5	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-27 22:58 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-6486?

CVE-2019-6486 is a high vulnerability published on January 24, 2019. Go before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks.

When was CVE-2019-6486 disclosed?

CVE-2019-6486 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 24, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-6486 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6486 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 69.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-6486?

CVE-2019-6486 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-6486?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-6486, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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