VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-8960

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability related to command handling has been identified in FlexNet Publisher lmadmin.exe version 11.16.2. The message reading function used in lmadmin.exe can, given a certain message, call itself again and then wait for a further message. With a particular flag set in the original message, but no second message received, the function eventually return an unexpected value which leads to an exception being thrown. The end result can be process termination.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Primary references