CVE-2019-14941 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a system denial of service in SHAREit by sending a packet with a maliciously crafted body length header, leading to uncontrolled memory allocation.
- 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-2019-14941?
CVE-2019-14941 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SHAREit through 4.0.6.177 does not check the body length from the received packet header (which is used to allocate memory for the next set of data). This could lead to a system denial of service due to uncontrolled memory allocation.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ushareit Shareit.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14941 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-2019-14941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p54f-45p9-jg5q.