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CVE-2019-11542

High

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before…

Published Apr 25, 2019 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2019-11542 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2 v3.1) affecting Connect Secure (Ivanti), Pulse Connect Secure (Pulsesecure), Pulse Policy Secure (Pulsesecure).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3.1

7.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

66%

Higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can send a specially crafted message resulting in a stack buffer overflow.

Affected Products

97 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Connect SecureIvanti8.1, 8.2, 8.3n/a
Pulse Connect SecurePulsesecure8.1r1.0, 8.2r1.0, 8.2r1.1, 8.2r2.0, 8.2r3.0, 8.2r3.1, 8.2r4.0, 8.2r4.1n/a
Pulse Policy SecurePulsesecure5.1r1.0, 5.1r10.0, 5.1r1.1, 5.1r11.0, 5.1r11.1, 5.1r12.0, 5.1r12.1, 5.1r13.0n/a

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Apr 25, 2019

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

1 more references in the full CVE brief

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