Untrusted pointer dereference in CNCSoft-B - CVE-2020-27289
Published: January 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49347
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2020-27289
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Delta Electronics, Inc.
Affected software:
CNCSoft-B
CNCSoft-B
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference error when processing project files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted project file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an untrusted pointer dereference 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-2020-27289
Install updates from vendor's website.