# CVE-2019-7712: Information disclosure in n/a

> An attacker can exploit a format string vulnerability in the TELNET server's pwd command to leak memory addresses.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv5c-55x7-xjxx

## What is CVE-2019-7712?

CVE-2019-7712 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in handler_ipcom_shell_pwd in the Interpeak IPCOMShell TELNET server on Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS 5.0.4. When using the pwd command, the current working directory path is used as the first argument to printf() without a proper check. An attacker may thus forge a path containing format string modifiers to get a custom format string evaluated. This results in an information leak of memory addresses.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7712?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ghs Integrity Rtos.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-7713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7713/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7714/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7711/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-7715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7715/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7712 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7712 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2019. 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-2019-7712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2019-7712/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7712/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7712
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7712
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7712

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7712/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.