CVE-2020-14498 HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Critical 9.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14498 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-14498 is a critical vulnerability in HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher, published on 26 Aug 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher. 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-2020-14498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14498/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14498?
CVE-2020-14498 is a critical vulnerability in HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher, published on 26 Aug 2020.
Official description
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14498?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hms-Networks Ecatcher.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-14498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6cf-xmxh-r962.