Buffer overflow in Moxa IKS-G6824A - CVE-2019-6557

 

Buffer overflow in Moxa IKS-G6824A - CVE-2019-6557

Published: February 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17862
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6557
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Moxa
Affected software:
Moxa IKS-G6824A

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. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected system, trigger 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-2019-6557

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