CVE-2019-10965 Memory corruption in Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller

High 8.8 Published Updated

Heap-based buffer overflow in Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller allows remote code execution and privilege escalation via malicious FTP commands.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10965?

CVE-2019-10965 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller, published on 28 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Emerson Ovation OCR400 Controller 3.3.1 and earlier, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the embedded third-party FTP server involves improper handling of a long command to the FTP service, which may cause memory corruption that halts the controller or leads to remote code execution and escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emerson Ovation Ocr400 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10965 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-2019-10965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v8qq-whm6-fxjh.

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