Omron CX-Programmer up to 9.77 CXP File use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Omron CX-Programmer up to 9.77 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CXP File Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-43508. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Omron CX-Programmer up to 9.77 (SCADA Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CXP File Handler. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after free vulnerability exists in CX-Programmer v.9.77 and earlier, which may lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution by having a user to open a specially crafted CXP file.

The weakness was shared 12/07/2022. The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43508 since 10/22/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/24/2025).

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

Type

• SCADA Software

Vendor

• Omron

Name

• CX-Programmer

Version

• 9.0
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.5
• 9.6
• 9.7
• 9.8
• 9.9
• 9.10
• 9.11
• 9.12
• 9.13
• 9.14
• 9.15
• 9.16
• 9.17
• 9.18
• 9.19
• 9.20
• 9.21
• 9.22
• 9.23
• 9.24
• 9.25
• 9.26
• 9.27
• 9.28
• 9.29
• 9.30
• 9.31
• 9.32
• 9.33
• 9.34
• 9.35
• 9.36
• 9.37
• 9.38
• 9.39
• 9.40
• 9.41
• 9.42
• 9.43
• 9.44
• 9.45
• 9.46
• 9.47
• 9.48
• 9.49
• 9.50
• 9.51
• 9.52
• 9.53
• 9.54
• 9.55
• 9.56
• 9.57
• 9.58
• 9.59
• 9.60
• 9.61
• 9.62
• 9.63
• 9.64
• 9.65
• 9.66
• 9.67
• 9.68
• 9.69
• 9.70
• 9.71
• 9.72
• 9.73
• 9.74
• 9.75
• 9.76
• 9.77

License

• commercial

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