Windows Embedded Standard Wyse Device Agent
CVE-2019-3712
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
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.
AnalysisAI
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. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Dell Windows Embedded Standard Wyse Device Agent, Dell Wyse Thinlinux Hagent. Version information: prior to 14.1.2.9.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
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External POC / Exploit Code
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