VDB-57752 · CVE-2011-2530 · BID 48092

Rockwellautomation RSLinx Classic up to 2.54 Installation RSHWare.exe memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Rockwellautomation RSLinx Classic up to 2.54 (Automation Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library RSEds.dll of the file RSHWare.exe of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in RSEds.dll in RSHWare.exe in the EDS Hardware Installation Tool 1.0.5.1 and earlier in Rockwell Automation RSLinx Classic before 2.58 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed .eds file.

The weakness was disclosed 06/22/2011 with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2530 since 06/22/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/30/2017).

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

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Remote: Yes

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06/02/2011 🔍
06/22/2011 +20 days 🔍
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08/16/2011 +55 days 🔍
08/29/2011 +13 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1302 days 🔍
03/30/2017 +738 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2530 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 32853 - Rockwell RSLinx Classic EDS Hardware Installation Tool 1.0.5.1 Remote DoS, Critical
SecurityFocus: 48092 - RSLinx Classic EDS Hardware Installation Tool Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/30/2017 09:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (51), 03/30/2017 09:48 (11)
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