Buffer overflow in D60 Line Distance Relay - CVE-2018-5473

 

Buffer overflow in D60 Line Distance Relay - CVE-2018-5473

Published: February 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10620
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5473
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GE
Affected software:
D60 Line Distance Relay

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted files, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5473


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