CVE-2016-4523 Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) Denial-of-Service
Remote attackers can crash Trihedral VTScada via the WAP interface, causing a denial of service in industrial control environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 15 Apr 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4523?
CVE-2016-4523 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) 8.x through 11.x before 11.2.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trihedral Vtscada.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 6 May 2022.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-4523 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2016-4523 in the wild since at least 15 Apr 2022.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp9v-r63v-9vfg.