#VU9889 Untrusted pointer dereference in Advantech WebAccess - CVE-2017-16728

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9889

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16728

CWE-ID: CWE-822

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Advantech WebAccess

Software vendor:
Advantech Co., Ltd

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to untrusted pointer dereference. A remote attacker can ause the program to use an invalid memory address, resulting in a program crash.

Update to version 8.3.

• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02