CVE-2018-7494 Memory corruption in Delta Electronics WPLSoft
A stack buffer overflow in Delta Electronics WPLSoft allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the application via a crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7494?
CVE-2018-7494 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ICS-CERT Delta Electronics WPLSoft, published on 4 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
WPLSoft in Delta Electronics versions 2.45.0 and prior utilizes a fixed length stack buffer where a value larger than the buffer can be read from a file into the buffer, causing the buffer to be overwritten, which may allow remote code execution or cause the application to crash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Deltaww Wplsoft.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7494 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-2018-7494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ICS-CERT Delta Electronics WPLSoft
- CVE-2018-7507 Memory corruption in Delta Electronics WPLSoft
- CVE-2018-7509 Memory corruption in Delta Electronics WPLSoft
- CVE-2023-5130 Delta Electronics WPLSoft Buffer-Overflow
- CVE-2023-5461 Delta Electronics WPLSoft Modbus cleartext transmission
- CVE-2023-5460 Delta Electronics WPLSoft Modbus Data Packet heap-based overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp2m-h7vm-6whw.