Untruster pointer dereference in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-17893

 

Untruster pointer dereference in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-17893

Published: October 16, 2018 / Updated: October 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15380
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17893
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Leão Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas
Affected software:
LAquis SCADA

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger untrusted pointer dereference and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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


How to mitigate CVE-2018-17893

Update to version 4.1.0.4114.

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