How severe is CVE-2019-9228?

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

Vulnerability in Audiocodes Median 500l-Msbr

CVE-2019-9228

An issue was discovered on AudioCodes Mediant 500L-MSBR, 500-MBSR, M800B-MSBR and 800C-MSBR devices with firmware versions F7.20A at least to 7.20A.252.062. The (1) management SSH and (2) management TELNET features allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via 5 unauthenticated connection attempts, because the maximum number of unauthenticated clients that can be configured is 5. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is a "design choice.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9228?: CVE-2019-9228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audiocodes Median 500l-Msbr. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-9228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.