# CVE-2019-0240: Denial of service in SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android

> An attacker can crash the SAP Business Objects Mobile Android app by providing a malicious link, denying service to legitimate users.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6q9-j39f-rmcw

## What is CVE-2019-0240?

CVE-2019-0240 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android, published on 8 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android (before 6.3.5) application allows an attacker to provide malicious input in the form of a SAP BI link, preventing legitimate users from accessing the application by crashing it.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Businessobjects Mobile.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android

- [CVE-2020-6196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6196/): Denial of service in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (MobileBIService) (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0240 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android, published on 8 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Business Objects Mobile for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0240/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0240

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