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 wait for a further message. With a particular flag set in the original message, but no second message received, the function eventually return an unexpected value which leads to an exception being thrown. The end result can be process termination.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-8960: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.