VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921 Crafted Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation as part of Crafted Packet leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-5177. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Crafted Packet 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. The summary by CVE is:

A Stack Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921 and prior. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified, where an attacker with a specially crafted packet could overflow the fixed length buffer. This could allow remote code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2017. The weakness was published 05/19/2017 by Ariele Caltabiano (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5177 since 01/03/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 79 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42693) and SecurityFocus (BID 96413†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2017 🔍
02/23/2017 +51 days 🔍
02/28/2017 +5 days 🔍
05/18/2017 +79 days 🔍
05/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
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09/30/2020 +1230 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ariele Caltabiano
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101495
SecurityFocus: 96413 - VIPA Controls WinPLC7 CVE-2017-5177 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5177 - Vipa Controls - Winplc7 Firmware - Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2017 14:06
Updated: 09/30/2020 12:25
Changes: 05/19/2017 14:06 (59), 09/30/2020 12:25 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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