Untrusted pointer dereference in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12719

 

Untrusted pointer dereference in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-12719

Published: November 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9113
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-2017-12719
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Advantech Co., Ltd
Affected software:
Advantech WebAccess

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12719

Install update from vendor's website.

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