CVE-2019-9228

Description

An issue was discovered on AudioCodes Mediant 500L-MSBR, 500-MBSR, M800B-MSBR and 800C-MSBR devices with firmware versions F7.20A at least to 7.20A.252.062. The (1) management SSH and (2) management TELNET features allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via 5 unauthenticated connection attempts, because the maximum number of unauthenticated clients that can be configured is 5. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is a "design choice.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.56%

Third-Party Advisory cirosec.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.cirosec.de/fileadmin/1._Unternehmen/1.4._Unsere_Kompetenzen/Security_Advisory_AudioCodes_Mediant_family.pdf	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9228?: CVE-2019-9228 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-9228?: To fix CVE-2019-9228, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-9228 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-9228 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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