Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU21933

Input validation error in Cscape - CVE-2019-13541

Published: October 18, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21933

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13541

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can access sensitive information and execute arbitrary code.

Affected software

Cscape
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
Opensuse

How to mitigate CVE-2019-13541

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cscape - update to 9.90 SP1

External References

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-19-290-02

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