CVE-2016-4528 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Advantech WebAccess by loading a crafted DLL file, impacting SCADA system availability.

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-2016-4528?

CVE-2016-4528 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 25 Jun 2016. 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

Buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1_20160519 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted DLL file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4528?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Advantech Webaccess.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4528?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4528 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-2016-4528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Advantech Webaccess vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m74q-jvv5-c43x.

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