Out-of-bounds write in Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor - CVE-2017-16747

 

Out-of-bounds write in Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor - CVE-2017-16747

Published: January 9, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9887
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-2017-16747
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 out-of-bounds write 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-2017-16747

Update to the latest version.

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