CX-Supervisor up to 3.42 Project File type conversion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in CX-Supervisor up to 3.42. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation results in type conversion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-19019. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CX-Supervisor up to 3.42. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A type confusion vulnerability exists when processing project files in CX-Supervisor (Versions 3.42 and prior). An attacker could use a specially crafted project file to exploit and execute code under the privileges of the application.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2019. The weakness was disclosed 01/22/2019 by mr_me with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-19019 since 11/06/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 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 106654†). The entries VDB-129999, VDB-130000, VDB-130001 and VDB-130284 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• CX-Supervisor

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20
• 3.21
• 3.22
• 3.23
• 3.24
• 3.25
• 3.26
• 3.27
• 3.28
• 3.29
• 3.30
• 3.31
• 3.32
• 3.33
• 3.34
• 3.35
• 3.36
• 3.37
• 3.38
• 3.39
• 3.40
• 3.41
• 3.42

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