Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100/1400 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100/1400. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-6490. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100/1400. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow on Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 devices before B FRN 15.000 and 1400 devices through B FRN 15.003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/28/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-6490 since 08/17/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-78921, VDB-78922, VDB-78924 and VDB-78925 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2015 🔍
10/28/2015 +72 days 🔍
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10/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +3870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78923
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2015 09:01
Updated: 06/03/2026 18:28
Changes: 10/29/2015 09:01 (46), 02/23/2018 09:09 (1), 06/03/2026 18:28 (30)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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