Improper access control in DOSBox - CVE-2019-12594
Published: April 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61790
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12594
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DOSBox
DOSBox
Software vendor:
DOSBox
DOSBox
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00053.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931222
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYV27Z3QZTDHUZJLW3LDJYO7HBVIMJ5F/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/14
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12594
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4478
- https://www.dosbox.com/crew.php