#VU47172 Buffer overflow in WideField3 - CVE-2020-16232
Published: September 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47172
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16232
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WideField3
WideField3
Software vendor:
Yokogawa
Yokogawa
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote authenticated attacker can create a specially crafted project file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.