Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-7033. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory abuse issue exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation. A custom file can force Arena Simulation to read and write past the end of memory space. Successful use requires user action, such as opening a bad file or webpage. If used, a threat actor could execute code or disclose information.

The advisory is shared for download at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-7033 since 07/02/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 08/05/2025).

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/02/2025 CVE reserved
08/05/2025 +34 days Advisory disclosed
08/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-7033 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318828

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2025 16:18
Changes: 08/05/2025 16:18 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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