A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cscape up to 9.80 SP4. This affects an unknown code block of the component POC File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cscape, 9.80 SP4 and prior. An improper input validation vulnerability may be exploited by processing specially crafted POC files. This may allow an attacker to read confidential information and remotely execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2019. The weakness was presented 02/28/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6555 since 01/22/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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