Out-of-bounds write in WebAccess/SCADA - CVE-2019-10987

 

Out-of-bounds write in WebAccess/SCADA - CVE-2019-10987

Published: July 3, 2019 / Updated: July 4, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18985
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-2019-10987
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
WebAccess/SCADA

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 processing data passed to the webvrpcs process, within the 0x2723 IOCTL. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-10987

Install updates from vendor's website.

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