Stack-based buffer overflow in D60 Line Distance Relay - CVE-2018-5475

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in D60 Line Distance Relay - CVE-2018-5475

Published: February 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10619
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5475
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to multiple stack-based buffer overflows. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

D60 Line Distance Relay

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5475



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