Type Confusion in Panasonic Control FPWIN Pro
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-6532 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-843 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Control FPWIN Pro Server applications / SCADA systems |
| Vendor | Panasonic |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Type Confusion
EUVDB-ID: #VU18831
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6532
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the parsing of PRO files. A local authenticated attacker can create project files, load them, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsControl FPWIN Pro: 6.0 - 7.3.0.0
External linkshttp://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-157-02
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-566/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-568/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-570/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
