Use-after-free in Zelio Soft 2 - CVE-2018-7817
Published: January 8, 2019 / Updated: January 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16885
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7817
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Zelio Soft 2
Zelio Soft 2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Zelio Soft 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7817
Update to version 5.2.