Memory corruption in Automation FV Designer and Automation PM Designer - CVE-2016-5796
Published: October 13, 2016 / Updated: October 14, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU996
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5796
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause the target system to crash or execute arbitrary code.
The weakness is due to memory corruption error. By sending additional valid packets attackers can access the system and cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete vulnerable system compromise.
The weakness is due to memory corruption error. By sending additional valid packets attackers can access the system and cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete vulnerable system compromise.
Affected software
Automation FV Designer
Automation PM Designer
Automation PM Designer