Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12755

Heap-based buffer overflow in Advantech Co., Ltd products - CVE-2018-8845

Published: May 16, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12755

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-2018-8845

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd

Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess
WebAccess Dashboard
WebAccess Scada Node
WebAccess/NMS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Update WebAccess Scada Note to version 8.3.1.