#VU16885 Use-after-free in Zelio Soft 2 - CVE-2018-7817 

 

#VU16885 Use-after-free in Zelio Soft 2 - CVE-2018-7817

Published: January 8, 2019 / Updated: January 9, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16885
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7817
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Zelio Soft 2
Software vendor:
Schneider Electric

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Zelio Soft project file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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


Remediation

Update to version 5.2.

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