CVE-2017-13999 Memory corruption in WECON Technology Co., Ltd. LeviStudio HMI Editor
Stack-based buffer overflows in WECON LEVI Studio HMI Editor allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application via crafted input.
- 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-2017-13999?
CVE-2017-13999 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in WECON Technology Co., Ltd. LeviStudio HMI Editor, published on 17 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in WECON LEVI Studio HMI Editor v1.8.1 and prior. Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been identified in which the application does not verify string size before copying to memory; the attacker may then be able to crash the application or run arbitrary code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include We-Con Levi Studio Hmi Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13999 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-2017-13999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WECON Technology Co., Ltd. LeviStudio HMI Editor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4283-grg4-9j23.