CVE-2018-7814 Memory corruption in Eurotherm by Schneider Electric GUIcon V2.0 (Gold Build 683.0)

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious GD1 file in Schneider Electric GUIcon software.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-7814?

CVE-2018-7814 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Eurotherm by Schneider Electric GUIcon V2.0 (Gold Build 683.0), published on 6 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability exists in Eurotherm by Schneider Electric GUIcon V2.0 (Gold Build 683.0) which could cause remote code to be executed when parsing a GD1 file

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7814?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Schneider-Electric Guicon.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7814 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-2018-7814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-348q-695g-g2w8.

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