SB2018040609 - Privilege escalation in LAquis SCADA



SB2018040609 - Privilege escalation in LAquis SCADA

Published: April 6, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018040609
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5463)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper check or handling of exceptional conditions. A local attacker can trigger structured exception handler overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.