CVE-2018-8843 Use after free in Rockwell Automation Arena
Attackers can cause a denial of service and potential data loss in Rockwell Automation Arena by tricking users into opening malicious simulation files.
- 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-2018-8843?
CVE-2018-8843 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in ICS-CERT Rockwell Automation Arena, published on 14 May 2018. 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
Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files that may cause the software application to crash, potentially losing any unsaved data..
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Arena.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8843 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-2018-8843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ICS-CERT Rockwell Automation Arena
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r72j-mf7h-2cgh.