Untrusted pointer dereference in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12719
Published: November 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9113
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12719
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to possibly execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to untrusted pointer dereference. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted program, cause the application to become unavailable and possibly execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to untrusted pointer dereference. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted program, cause the application to become unavailable and possibly execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Advantech WebAccess
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12719
Install update from vendor's website.