Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Sony VAIO Update - CVE-2019-5982
Published: June 25, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18896
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5982
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not validate integrity of the downloaded file before executing it. A remote attacker with ability to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack can execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Affected software
Sony VAIO Update
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5982
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sony VAIO Update - update to 7.4.0.15200