Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer up to 13.0.0 TFTP heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer up to 13.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the component TFTP Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38742. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer up to 13.0.0 (Automation Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component TFTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer versions 11.0.0 - 13.0.0 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could send a specifically crafted TFTP or HTTPS request, causing a heap-based buffer overflow that crashes the ThinServer process. If successfully exploited, this could expose the server to arbitrary remote code execution.

The weakness was shared 09/24/2022. The advisory is shared for download at rockwellautomation.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-38742 since 08/24/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/23/2022).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2022 🔍
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10/23/2022 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209464

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2022 08:27
Updated: 10/23/2022 09:26
Changes: 09/24/2022 08:27 (49), 10/23/2022 09:26 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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