Out-of-bounds read in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Edge Gateway

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU56059

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35940

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "apr_time_exp*()" functions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to a missing patch for #VU9477 (CVE-2017-12613).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FactoryTalk Edge Gateway: 1.3

External links

http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-164-03

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.