CVE-2014-9188 Schneider Electric ProClima Command Injection

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in an ActiveX control, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9188?

CVE-2014-9188 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric ProClima, published on 27 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in MDraw30.ocx in Schneider Electric ProClima before 6.1.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8513 and CVE-2014-8514. NOTE: this may be clarified later based on details provided by researchers.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Schneider Electric Proclima.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2014-9188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9xw9-4ffg-hrqp.

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