Buffer overflow in EZPLC Editor - CVE-2019-13522
Published: September 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20839
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13522
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the application. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted project file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code under the privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
EZPLC Editor
Amazon Linux AMI
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Opensuse
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Amazon Linux AMI
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Opensuse
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13522
Install updates from vendor's website.
EZPLC Editor - update to 1.9.0