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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.