#VU21330 Access of uninitialized pointer in Arena - CVE-2019-13527
Published: September 25, 2019 / Updated: October 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21330
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-2019-13527
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Arena
Arena
Software vendor:
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted Arena file, which results in the use of a pointer that has not been initialized and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.