CVE-2018-19978
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCP and PPPOE configuration interface of the Auerswald COMfort 1200 IP phone 3.4.4.1-10589 allows a remote attacker (authenticated as simple user in the same network as the device) to trigger remote code execution…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the DHCP and PPPOE configuration interface of the Auerswald COMfort 1200 IP phone 3.4.4.1-10589 allows a remote attacker (authenticated as simple user in the same network as the device) to trigger remote code execution via a POST request (ManufacturerName parameter) to the web server on the device. The web server is running with root privileges and the injected code will also run with root privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.09% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- auerswald/comfortel 1200 ip firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.auerswald.de/de/service/81-telefone/schnurgebundene-telefone/1568-comfortel-1200-ip.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_Auerswald_COMfortel_1200_IP.pdf?_=1549376183Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.auerswald.de/de/service/81-telefone/schnurgebundene-telefone/1568-comfortel-1200-ip.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_Auerswald_COMfortel_1200_IP.pdf?_=1549376183Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.