Stack-based buffer overflow in Delta Industrial Automation TPEditor - CVE-2018-17929
Published: October 11, 2018 / Updated: October 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15325
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17929
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Delta Electronics, Inc.
Affected software:
Delta Industrial Automation TPEditor
Delta Industrial Automation TPEditor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted project files lacking user input validation before copying data from project files onto the stack. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17929
Update to version 1.91.