Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Crimson - CVE-2019-10984
Published: September 6, 2019 / Updated: September 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20902
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-2019-10984
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Lion Controls
Affected software:
Crimson
Crimson
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer when parsing CD3 and CD31 files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file, that causes the program to mishandle pointers and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10984
Install updates from vendor's website.