CVE-2019-10974 Memory corruption in EnergyPlus
An attacker can overwrite an exception handler with arbitrary code in NREL EnergyPlus, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- 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-2019-10974?
CVE-2019-10974 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) EnergyPlus, published on 25 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NREL EnergyPlus, Versions 8.6.0 and possibly prior versions, The application fails to prevent an exception handler from being overwritten with arbitrary code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nrel Energyplus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10974 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-2019-10974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r7w-2gx2-27xp.