CVE-2019-16353 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition by sending crafted traffic from a connected device.
- 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-2019-16353?
CVE-2019-16353 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition 8.0 allows an access violation and application crash via crafted traffic from a remote device, as demonstrated by an RX7i device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Geautomation Proficy.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16353 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-2019-16353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-763q-jfvg-hv5w.