CVE-2014-0766 Advantech WebAccess Stack-based Buffer Overflow

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess, posing a critical risk to industrial control systems.

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-2014-0766?

CVE-2014-0766 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess, published on 12 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by copying an overly long NodeName2 argument into a statically sized buffer on the stack to overflow the static stack buffer. An attacker may use this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0766?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Advantech Advantech Webaccess.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-0766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj8f-rj27-8wxg.

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