Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2018-14816
Published: October 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15504
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14816
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 a boundary error when processing certain requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted request to the application, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14816
Install updates from vendor's website.
Advantech WebAccess - update to 8.3.3