Stack-based buffer overflow in CIMPLICITY - CVE-2017-12732
Published: October 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8721
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-2017-12732
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GE Digital
Affected software:
CIMPLICITY
CIMPLICITY
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted content, trigger buffer overwrite and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted content, trigger buffer overwrite and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12732
Update to version 9.5.