CVE-2019-3712 DSA-2019-039: Dell Wyse Device Agent Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow in Dell Wyse Device Agent FTP client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3712?
CVE-2019-3712 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Wyse Device Agent, published on 7 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell WES Wyse Device Agent versions prior to 14.1.2.9 and Dell Wyse ThinLinux HAgent versions prior to 5.4.55 00.10 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the FTP client by sending specially crafted input data to the affected system. The FTP code that contained the vulnerability has been removed.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3712?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Windows Embedded Standard Wyse Device Agent, Dell Wyse Thinlinux Hagent.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-3712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h95q-936x-2qhf.