# CVE-2017-16751: Memory corruption in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via stack-based buffer overflow in Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor by tricking users into opening crafted files.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gj8m-5m4r-84j8

## What is CVE-2017-16751?

CVE-2017-16751 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor, published on 15 Mar 2018. 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

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor, Version 2.00.23.00 or prior. Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities caused by processing specially crafted .dpb files may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer), CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16751?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Deltaww Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-16751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor

- [CVE-2017-16745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16745/): Memory corruption in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-16747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16747/): Memory corruption in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-16749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16749/): Use after free in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16751 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16751 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor, published on 15 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation Screen Editor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16751/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16751
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16751
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16751

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16751/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.