What is CVE-2019-8960?

CVE-2019-8960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera Flexnet_publisher, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-8960?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Flexera Flexnet_publisher

CVE-2019-8960

A Denial of Service vulnerability related to command handling has been identified in FlexNet Publisher lmadmin.exe version 11.16.2. The message reading function used in lmadmin.exe can, given a certain message, call itself again and then w…

EPSS: 0.013 (66.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Flexera Flexnet_publisher — versions 11.16.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8960?: CVE-2019-8960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera Flexnet_publisher, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-8960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.