Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.06 DOE File allocation of resources

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A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.06. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DOE File Handler. Such manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-12672. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.06. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component DOE File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A third-party vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® that could allow a threat actor to write beyond the boundaries of allocated memory in a DOE file. If exploited, a threat actor could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. To exploit this vulnerability, a legitimate user must execute the malicious code crafted by the threat actor.

The advisory is shared for download at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-12672 since 12/16/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 12/21/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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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• Automation Software

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• Rockwell Automation

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• Arena

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• 16.20.06

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• commercial

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