CODESYS Development System prior 2.3.9.73 Project File out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CODESYS Development System. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-49675. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CODESYS Development System. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Project File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unauthenticated local attacker may trick a user to open corrupted project files to execute arbitrary code or crash the system due to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability.

The weakness was released by Michael Heinzl as VDE-2024-024. It is possible to read the advisory at cert.vde.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-49675 since 11/29/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.3.9.73 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Development System 2.3.9.73

Timelineinfo

11/29/2023 🔍
05/06/2024 +158 days 🔍
05/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2025 +330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2024-024
Researcher: Michael Heinzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263171

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2024 15:19
Updated: 04/01/2025 02:08
Changes: 05/06/2024 15:19 (65), 04/01/2025 02:08 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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