Deserialization of Untrusted Data in VeriStand - CVE-2024-6794

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the processing of service requests in the WaveformStreamingServer component. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-6794

Sources

• https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerabilities-in-ni-veristand.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1028/