Buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2012-0243
Published: February 21, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44239
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0243
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess
Advantech WebAccess
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the ability to write arbitrary content to any pathname.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0243
Install update from vendor's website.