Out-of-bounds write in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-17901
Published: October 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15384
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17901
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 out-of-bounds write when processing project files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, perform write operations on a stack object and execute code under the current process.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
LAquis SCADA
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17901
Update to version 4.1.0.4114.
LAquis SCADA - update to 4.1.0.4114