VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-11859
A buffer overflow exists in the SMS handler API of ALEOS before 4.13.0, 4.9.5, 4.9.4 that may allow code execution as root.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow exists in the SMS handler API of ALEOS before 4.13.0, 4.9.5, 4.9.4 that may allow code execution as root.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.98% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- sierrawireless/aleos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.