CVE-2019-10996 Use after free in Red Lion Controls Crimson (Windows configuration software)
A use-after-free vulnerability in Red Lion Controls Crimson allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file.
- 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-2019-10996?
CVE-2019-10996 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Red Lion Controls Crimson (Windows configuration software), published on 23 Sep 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
Red Lion Controls Crimson, version 3.0 and prior and version 3.1 prior to release 3112.00, allow multiple vulnerabilities to be exploited when a valid user opens a specially crafted, malicious input file that can reference memory after it has been freed.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redlion Crimson.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10996 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-2019-10996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Lion Controls Crimson (Windows configuration software)
- CVE-2023-5719 Red Lion Crimson Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
- CVE-2019-10984 Memory corruption in Red Lion Controls Crimson (Windows configuration software)
- CVE-2022-3090 Path traversal in Crimson 3.0
- CVE-2020-27279 A NULL pointer deference vulnerability has been identified in the protocol converter.
- CVE-2020-27285 The default configuration of Crimson 3.1 (Build versions prior to 3119.001) allows a user to be able to read and modify the database without authentication.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64r3-ghpg-5p63.