What is CVE-2019-11851?

CVE-2019-11851 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-11851?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Sierrawireless Aleos

CVE-2019-11851

The ACENet service in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.4.9, 4.5.x through 4.9.x before 4.9.5, and 4.10.x through 4.13.x before 4.14.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11851?: CVE-2019-11851 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-11851?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.