CVE-2018-7517 Memory corruption in Omron CX-Supervisor

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Parsing malformed project files in Omron CX-Supervisor can cause out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-7517?

CVE-2018-7517 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in ICS-CERT Omron CX-Supervisor, published on 21 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Omron CX-Supervisor Versions 3.30 and prior, parsing malformed project files may cause an out of bounds vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7517?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Omron Cx-Supervisor.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7517 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-2018-7517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82gh-mfg6-h477.

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