8.0
HIGH
CVE-2018-19978
Auerswald COMfort 1200 Root Remote Code Execution Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 30, 2019, 5:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19978 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Auerswald comfortel_1200_ip_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-19978.

URL Resource
https://www.auerswald.de/de/service/81-telefone/schnurgebundene-telefone/1568-comfortel-1200-ip.html Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_Auerswald_COMfortel_1200_IP.pdf?_=1549376183 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19978 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.auerswald.de/de/service/81-telefone/schnurgebundene-telefone/1568-comfortel-1200-ip.html No Types Assigned https://www.auerswald.de/de/service/81-telefone/schnurgebundene-telefone/1568-comfortel-1200-ip.html Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_Auerswald_COMfortel_1200_IP.pdf?_=1549376183 No Types Assigned https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_Auerswald_COMfortel_1200_IP.pdf?_=1549376183 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:comfortel_1200_ip_firmware:3.4.4.1-10589:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:comfortel_1200_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} -0.05%

score

0.56123

percentile

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