# CVE-2018-0651: Memory corruption in The license management function of YOKOGAWA products

> Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Yokogawa industrial software to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vqf-h5vg-6vqm

## What is CVE-2018-0651?

CVE-2018-0651 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in The license management function of YOKOGAWA products, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the license management function of YOKOGAWA products (iDefine for ProSafe-RS R1.16.3 and earlier, STARDOM VDS R7.50 and earlier, STARDOM FCN/FCJ Simulator R4.20 and earlier, ASTPLANNER R15.01 and earlier, TriFellows V5.04 and earlier) allows remote attackers to stop the license management function or execute an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0651?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Yokogawa Astplanner, Yokogawa Idefine for Prosafe-Rs Firmware, Yokogawa Stardom Fcn\/Fcj Simulator Firmware, Yokogawa Stardom Versatile Data Server Firmware, Yokogawa Trifellows.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0651 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0651 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in The license management function of YOKOGAWA products, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: The license management function of YOKOGAWA products. 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-2018-0651/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0651/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0651
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0651
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0651

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0651/
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