SB2017081601 - Privilege escalation in Advantech WebOP
Published: August 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081601
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12705)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.The weakness exist due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling malicious content. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted project file, trigger memory corruption and crash the process or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.