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: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17929
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Delta Industrial Automation TPEditor
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17929
Update to version 1.91.
Delta Industrial Automation TPEditor - update to 1.91