VDB-124069 · CVE-2018-12086 · BID 105538

OPC UA Request memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in OPC UA (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was shared 09/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at opcfoundation-onlineapplications.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12086 since 06/09/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118206 (Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171742 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:3590-2)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118206). The entries 124070 and 125270 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 118206
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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09/12/2018 +95 days 🔍
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Advisory: opcfoundation-onlineapplications.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12086 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1041909
SecurityFocus: 105538 - SAP Plant Connectivity Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Created: 09/16/2018 07:26
Updated: 05/16/2023 11:51
Changes: 09/16/2018 07:26 (70), 03/24/2020 06:59 (9), 05/16/2023 11:51 (4)
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