CVE-2018-10628 Memory corruption in InTouch

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution via buffer overflow in AVEVA InTouch when using non-dot floating point separators.

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-2018-10628?

CVE-2018-10628 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in AVEVA Software, LLC. InTouch, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AVEVA InTouch 2014 R2 SP1 and prior, InTouch 2017, InTouch 2017 Update 1, and InTouch 2017 Update 2 allow an unauthenticated user to send a specially crafted packet that could overflow the buffer on a locale not using a dot floating point separator. Exploitation could allow remote code execution under the privileges of the InTouch View process.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10628?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Aveva Intouch 2014, Aveva Intouch 2017.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10628 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-2018-10628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w7pp-35f5-xxjq.

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