Command Injection in EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch - CVE-2019-5445
Published: July 10, 2019 / Updated: October 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47498
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5445
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the SSH CLI interface. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted command to the interface and crash it.
Affected software
EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5445
Install updates from vendor's website.
EdgeMAX EdgeSwitch - update to 1.8.2