CVE-2019-3712

DSA-2019-039: Dell Wyse Device Agent Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: March 7, 2019 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWyse ThinLinux HAgentWindows Embedded Standard Wyse Device AgentWyse Device Agent

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 14.1.2.9
Affected range stops below 14.1.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 5.4.55 00.10v < 5.4.55_00.10
Affected range stops below 5.4.55_00.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 14.1.2.9

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107376

CVSS

8.2HIGHdell
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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