VDB-114179 · CVE-2018-5452 · BID 103180

Emerson ControlWave Micro up to 4.01.280/05.78.00 Crafted Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Emerson ControlWave Micro up to 4.01.280/05.78.00. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of Crafted Packet leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5452. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Emerson ControlWave Micro up to 4.01.280/05.78.00 and classified as critical. 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-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Emerson Process Management ControlWave Micro Process Automation Controller: ControlWave Micro [ProConOS v.4.01.280] firmware: CWM v.05.78.00 and prior. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability caused by sending crafted packets on Port 20547 could force the PLC to change its state into halt mode.

The bug was discovered 02/27/2018. The weakness was shared 03/07/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5452 since 01/12/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 8 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103180†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2018 🔍
02/27/2018 +46 days 🔍
02/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2018 +8 days 🔍
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03/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2020 +674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114179
SecurityFocus: 103180 - Emerson ControlWave Micro Process Automation Controller Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2018 07:50
Updated: 01/11/2020 10:05
Changes: 03/08/2018 07:50 (58), 01/11/2020 10:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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