CVE-2017-16728 Null dereference in Advantech WebAccess
An attacker can cause a program crash in Advantech WebAccess by triggering an untrusted pointer dereference, impacting system availability.
- 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-2017-16728?
CVE-2017-16728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 5 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Untrusted Pointer Dereference issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. There are multiple vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to cause the program to use an invalid memory address, resulting in a program crash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16728?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16728?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-16728 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16728 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech Webaccess
- CVE-2014-9208 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unspecified DLL files in Advantech WebAccess before 8.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitra
- CVE-2021-33023 Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2021-38389 Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2021-38408 Memory corruption in Advantech WebAccess
- CVE-2020-12019 Memory corruption in WebAccess Node
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9r2-4rm8-4w6g.