# CVE-2019-13544: Memory corruption in TPEditor

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution by tricking users into opening specially crafted project files in Delta Electronics TPEditor.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4qjr-88jv-2v52

## What is CVE-2019-13544?

CVE-2019-13544 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Delta Electronics TPEditor, published on 11 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

Delta Electronics TPEditor, Versions 1.94 and prior. Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities may be exploited by processing specially crafted project files, which may allow remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13544?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Deltaww Tpeditor.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Delta Electronics TPEditor

- [CVE-2018-8871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8871/): Memory corruption in Automation TPEditor (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-33007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33007/): Memory corruption in Delta Electronics TPEditor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-27284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27284/): Memory corruption in TPEditor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-27288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27288/): Memory corruption in TPEditor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-16219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16219/): Memory corruption in Delta Electronics TPEditor (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13544 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13544 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Delta Electronics TPEditor, published on 11 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Delta Electronics TPEditor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13544/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13544
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13544
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13544

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13544/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.