Stack-based buffer overflow in CX-Server and CX-Programmer - CVE-2018-18993
Published: December 4, 2018 / Updated: December 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16238
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-2018-18993
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 overflows when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted project 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
CX-Server
CX-Programmer
CX-Programmer
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18993
Update CX-Programmer to version 9.70.
Update CX-Server to version 5.0.24.
Update CX-Server to version 5.0.24.
CX-Server - update to 5.0.24
CX-Programmer - update to 9.70
CX-Programmer - update to 9.70