CVE-2011-3143 Use after free in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in ClearSCADA via heap memory corruption triggered by long strings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-3143?

CVE-2011-3143 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Control Microsystems ClearSCADA 2005, 2007, and 2009 before R2.3 and R1.4, as used in SCX before 67 R4.5 and 68 R3.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified long strings that trigger heap memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3143?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Aveva Clearscada, Schneider-Electric Scx 67, Schneider-Electric Scx 68.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3143?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2011-3143 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvc6-fgrx-mqr8.

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