CVE-2014-0770 Advantech WebAccess Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Advantech WebAccess devices by sending an overly long string to the UserName parameter.
- 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-2014-0770?
CVE-2014-0770 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
By providing an overly long string to the UserName parameter, an attacker may be able to overflow the static stack buffer. The attacker may then execute code on the target device remotely.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0770 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-2014-0770 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0770 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2011-4524 Buffer overflow in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string value in unspecified parameters.
- CVE-2011-4525 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2011-4526 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2012-0238 Stack-based buffer overflow in opcImg.asp in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2012-0240 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j43-pj26-jfmp.