Stack-based buffer overflow in WECON LeviStudioU - CVE-2019-6537

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in WECON LeviStudioU - CVE-2019-6537

Published: February 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17388
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2019-6537
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: WECON Technology Co., Ltd.
Affected software:
WECON LeviStudioU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted Office file, 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-6537

Install updates from vendor's website.

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