CVE-2017-16732 Use after free in Advantech WebAccess
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Advantech WebAccess to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- 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-2017-16732?
CVE-2017-16732 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, published on 12 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A use-after-free issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. WebAccess allows an unauthenticated attacker to specify an arbitrary address.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advantech Webaccess.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16732 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-16732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16732 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-fgv3-792g-pj38.