VDB-115932 · CVE-2018-5463 · BID 103724

LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0.3391 Exception memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0.3391. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Exception Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-5463. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0.3391 (SCADA Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Exception Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A structured exception handler overflow vulnerability in Leao Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas (LCDS) LTDA ME LAquis SCADA 4.1.0.3391 and earlier may allow code execution.

The bug was discovered 04/05/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2018 by Karn Ganeshen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5463 since 01/12/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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 103724†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Timelineinfo

01/12/2018 🔍
04/05/2018 +83 days 🔍
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04/09/2018 +4 days 🔍
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01/23/2020 +653 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Karn Ganeshen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115932
SecurityFocus: 103724 - LAquis SCADA CVE-2018-5463 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2018 10:47
Updated: 01/23/2020 09:36
Changes: 04/10/2018 10:47 (59), 01/23/2020 09:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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