Buffer overflow in Triconex Tricon 3008 - CVE-2018-8872
Published: April 17, 2018 / Updated: April 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11920
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-2018-8872
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Triconex Tricon 3008
Triconex Tricon 3008
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when the system call reads directly from memory addresses within the control program area without any verification. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption, copy any data within memory.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8872
Update to the latest version.