CVE-2019-18386 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause system faults and denial of service on Unisys ClearPath systems by sending crafted messages to the management channel.
- 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-2019-18386?
CVE-2019-18386 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Systems management on Unisys ClearPath Forward Libra and ClearPath MCP Software Series can fault and have other unspecified impact when receiving specifically crafted message payloads over a systems management communication channel
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18386?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unisys Mcp Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18386?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18386 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-2019-18386 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18386 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgq4-w9g4-5f88.