CVE-2019-13196
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSome Kyocera printers (such as the ECOSYS M5526cdw 2R7_2000.001.701) were affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in the arg4 and arg9 parameters of several functionalities of the web application that would allow an authenticated attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack, crashing the device, or potentially execute arbitrary code on the device.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in Kyocera printer web application (ECOSYS M5526cdw and potentially other models) affecting arg4 and arg9 parameters in multiple functionalities. Requires authenticated access to exploit, allowing DoS via device crash or potential arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2r7_2000.001.701CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Kyocera printer modelAccess the printer's web interface or print a configuration page to confirm the exact model number (e.g., Ecosys M5526cdw)Affected if The model is Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw or other potentially affected models from Kyocera's product line
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the printer web interface System or Status page, or print a configuration/status page, and locate the firmware version fieldAffected if The firmware version is exactly 2r7_2000.001.701
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Verify if the web application interface is enabled and accessibleAttempt to access the printer's web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the configured IP addressAffected if The web interface is accessible on the network without restriction
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Confirm if authentication is required for web interface accessTest accessing the web interface - verify that login credentials are enforced for all functional areasAffected if The web interface does not require authentication or uses default credentials, allowing unauthorized authenticated access
You are affected if you have a Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw with firmware version 2r7_2000.001.701 and its web interface is network-accessible without proper authentication controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware patches when available; until then, restrict web interface access to authorized personnel only via network segmentation and authentication controls, and monitor for exploitation attempts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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