CVE-2019-9019 describes a vulnerability in the British Airways Entertainment System, specifically on Boeing 777-36N(ER) aircraft, where the USB port allows interaction with standard USB keyboards and mice. This oversight enables physically proximate attackers to perform unanticipated actions, such as triggering a buffer overflow in the Chat application via copy-and-paste, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the attack requires physical access but is low complexity with no user interaction needed. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:british_airways:entertainment_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.