Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12706
Published: August 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8038
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12706
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess