CVE-2019-16901 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Advantech WebAccess/HMI Designer suffers from exception handler chain corruption, potentially allowing attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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

What is CVE-2019-16901?

CVE-2019-16901 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Advantech WebAccess/HMI Designer 2.1.9.31 has Exception Handler Chain corruption starting at Unknown Symbol @ 0x0000000000000000 called from ntdll!RtlRaiseStatus+0x00000000000000b4.

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Advantech Webaccess\/Hmi Designer.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16901 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-2019-16901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9c6-4m8h-r73j.

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