# CVE-2019-9599: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the AirDroid Android application by sending numerous simultaneous authentication requests, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7569-45v3-hxc4

## What is CVE-2019-9599?

CVE-2019-9599 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AirDroid application through 4.2.1.6 for Android allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via many simultaneous sdctl/comm/lite_auth/ requests.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Airdroid Airdroid.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Programa ideal para robar toda la información de un dispositivo remotamente a través de la aplicación AirDroid. [CVE-2019-9599] (https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46337) (github_poc): https://github.com/s4vitar/AirDroidPwner
- AirDroid 4.2.1.6 - Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-3885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3885/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-3884](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3884/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3886/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3887/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3888/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9599 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 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-2019-9599 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-2019-9599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9599/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9599/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.