LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0 Project File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18994. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LCDS LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0 (SCADA Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

LCDS Laquis SCADA prior to version 4.1.0.4150 allows an out of bounds read when opening a specially crafted project file, which may cause a system crash or allow data exfiltration.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18994 since 11/06/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0.4150 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LAquis SCADA 4.1.0.4150

Timelineinfo

11/06/2018 🔍
01/15/2019 +70 days 🔍
03/27/2019 +71 days 🔍
03/28/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132497

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2019 11:37
Updated: 08/08/2023 19:28
Changes: 03/28/2019 11:37 (57), 05/22/2020 09:18 (1), 08/08/2023 19:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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