Buffer overflow in Auerswald Comfortel 1200 Ip
CVE-2018-19978
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCP and PPPOE configuration interface of the Auerswald COMfort 1200 IP phone 3.4.4.1-10589 allows a remote attacker (authenticated as simple user in the same network as the device) to trigger remote code execution via a POST request (ManufacturerName parameter) to the web server on the device. The web server is running with root privileges and the injected code will also run with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.041 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Auerswald Comfortel_1200_ip
- Auerswald Comfortel_1200_ip_firmware — versions 3.4.4.1-10589
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19978?
- CVE-2018-19978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Auerswald Comfortel 1200 Ip, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2019-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19978?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.