CVE-2019-13197
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 URI paths of the web application that would allow an unauthenticated 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 · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the URI path handling of Kyocera printer web application (ECOSYS M5526cdw). Unauthenticated attackers can send specially crafted URI paths that overflow a buffer, causing device crash (DoS) or potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 printer modelAccess the printer web interface or print a configuration page to confirm the model is Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdwAffected if The device is not a Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw model
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Check the firmware versionNavigate to the web interface status or system settings page, or print a configuration/status page to display the firmware versionAffected if The firmware version is exactly 2r7_2000.001.701
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Verify the web interface is network accessibleAttempt to access the printer web interface over HTTP/HTTPS from a remote host, or check network configuration to confirm the web service is enabled and reachableAffected if The web interface is accessible over the network and the firmware version is 2r7_2000.001.701
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Confirm remote management is enabledCheck the printer network settings or security configuration to determine if remote management/web interface access is permitted from network segmentsAffected if Remote access to the web interface is enabled and the firmware matches the affected version
You are affected if you have a Kyocera Ecosys M5526cdw with firmware version exactly 2r7_2000.001.701 and its web interface is network-accessible.
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 update from Kyocera. Until patched, restrict network access to the printer web interface and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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