CVE-2019-11890 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause Sony Bravia Smart TVs to hang or reboot via SYN flood attacks on the local network.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-11890?

CVE-2019-11890 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sony Bravia Smart TV devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang or reboot) via a SYN flood attack over a wired or Wi-Fi LAN.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11890?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sony Bravia Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-11890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w43r-6fcr-34r4.

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