Use-after-free in Arena - CVE-2019-13510

 

Use-after-free in Arena - CVE-2019-13510

Published: August 29, 2019 / Updated: December 10, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20457
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-2019-13510
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Rockwell Automation
Affected software:
Arena

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing the Arena files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted Arena file and crash the application or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-13510

Install updates from vendor's website.

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