# CVE-2019-13524: Denial of service in GE PACSystems RX3i

> An attacker can send manipulated packets to halt the CPU module, causing a denial of service that requires a physical reboot to recover.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 16 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rvgf-qg2w-7jr4

## What is CVE-2019-13524?

CVE-2019-13524 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in GE PACSystems RX3i, published on 16 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GE PACSystems RX3i CPE100/115: All versions prior to R9.85,CPE302/305/310/330/400/410: All versions prior to R9.90,CRU/320 All versions(End of Life) may allow an attacker sending specially manipulated packets to cause the module state to change to halt-mode, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. An operator must reboot the CPU module after removing battery or energy pack to recover from halt-mode.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13524?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Emerson Rx3i Cpe100 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe115 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe302 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe305 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe310 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe330 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpe400 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cpl410 Firmware, Emerson Rx3i Cru320 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13524?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13524 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13524 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13524 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in GE PACSystems RX3i, published on 16 Jan 2020. 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-2019-13524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GE PACSystems RX3i. 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-2019-13524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13524/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13524
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13524
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13524

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