Heap-based buffer overflow in CODESYS - CVE-2011-5008
Published: December 25, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44425
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5008
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: CODESYS
Affected software:
CODESYS
CODESYS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in the GatewayService component in 3S CoDeSys 3.4 SP4 Patch 2. A remote attacker can use a large size value in the packet header to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-5008
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.