VDB-170201 · CVE-2021-20588 · GCVE-0-2021-20588

Mitsubishi FA Engineering Software buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mitsubishi FA Engineering Software and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-20588. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mitsubishi FA Engineering Software (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/20/2021. The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-20588. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Mitsubishi

Name

FA Engineering Software

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2020 🔍
02/20/2021 +65 days 🔍
02/20/2021 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +1574 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-20588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-20588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-170201

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2021 21:24
Updated: 06/13/2025 02:41
Changes: 02/20/2021 21:24 (35), 03/03/2021 20:55 (2), 03/03/2021 21:00 (18), 06/13/2025 02:41 (26)
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