SB2019072903 - Privilege escalation in NREL EnergyPlus
Published: July 29, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072903
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) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10974)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application fails to prevent an exception handler from being overwritten with arbitrary code. A local authenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.