Stack-based buffer overflow in LeviStudio HMI - CVE-2017-13999
Published: October 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8818
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13999
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WECON Technology Co., Ltd.
Affected software:
LeviStudio HMI
LeviStudio HMI
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or possibly execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to multiple stack-based buffer overflows when the application does not verify string size before copying to memory. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the system crash or execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13999
Update to version 1.8.2.