Stack-based buffer overflow in Yokogawa products - CVE-2018-0651

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Yokogawa products - CVE-2018-0651

Published: August 21, 2018 / Updated: August 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14484
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-2018-0651
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Yokogawa
Affected software:
TriFellows
STARDOM FCN/FCJ Simulator
STARDOM VDS
iDefine for ProSafe-RS
ASTPLANNER

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists in the license management function due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption and cause the license management function crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-0651

Install update from vendor's website.

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