CVE-2014-5407 Schneider Electric VAMPSET Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Schneider Electric VAMPSET by providing malformed setting or disturbance recording files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5407?
CVE-2014-5407 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Schneider Electric VAMPSET, published on 15 Sep 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Schneider Electric VAMPSET 2.2.136 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (application halt) via a malformed (1) setting file or (2) disturbance recording file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5407?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Schneider-Electric Vampset.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5407?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5407 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-2014-5407 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric VAMPSET
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5865-xr2h-gxr4.