### [CVE-2019-5164](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5164)
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### Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ss-manager binary of Shadowsocks-libev 3.3.2. Specially crafted network packets sent to ss-manager can cause an arbitrary binary to run, resulting in code execution and privilege escalation. An attacker can send network packets to trigger this vulnerability.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0958

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon