Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-14016

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-14016

Published: November 3, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9112
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14016
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of the length of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted input, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-14016

Install update from vendor's website.

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