CVE-2018-7521 Use after free in Omron CX-Supervisor

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious project file in Omron CX-Supervisor.

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-2018-7521?

CVE-2018-7521 is a medium-severity use after free 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, use after free vulnerabilities can be exploited when CX Supervisor parses a specially crafted project file.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7521?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Omron Cx-Supervisor.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7521?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-7521 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7521 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jxqm-2cjv-rxvx.

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