Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Phoenix Contact GmbH products - CVE-2019-12870

 

Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Phoenix Contact GmbH products - CVE-2019-12870

Published: October 30, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22419
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-2019-12870
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Phoenix Contact GmbH
Affected software:
Config+
PC Worx Express
PC Worx

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to access of uninitialized pointer when parsing the BCP files. A remote attacker can exchange the original PC Worx or Config+ project file with the manipulated one on the application programming workstation and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-12870

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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