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: 9.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17893
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 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.
Affected software
LAquis SCADA
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17893
Update to version 4.1.0.4114.
LAquis SCADA - update to 4.1.0.4114