VDB-88549 · CVE-2016-4512 · BID 91524

Eaton ELCSoft up to 2.4.01 ELCSimulator Packet memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Eaton ELCSoft up to 2.4.01. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ELCSimulator. The manipulation as part of a Packet 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in ELCSimulator in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

The weakness was shared 07/03/2016 with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4512 since 05/05/2016. 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.

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

The entry 88548 is related to this item.

Productinfo

Vendor

Eaton

Name

ELCSoft

Version

2.4.01

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

05/05/2016 🔍
06/30/2016 +56 days 🔍
07/03/2016 +3 days 🔍
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07/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/15/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-4512 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91524 - Eaton ELCSoft Programming Software Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2016 10:07
Updated: 02/15/2019 15:40
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:07 (49), 02/15/2019 15:40 (13)
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