Use-after-free error in Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor - CVE-2017-16749

 

Use-after-free error in Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor - CVE-2017-16749

Published: January 9, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9886
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16749
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Delta Electronics, Inc.
Affected software:
Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to use-after-free-error when handling a malicious input. A local attacker can supply specially crafted .dbp files, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-16749

Update to the latest version.

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