CVE-2022-21228 ICSA-22-090-03 Fuji Electric Alpha5

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in Fuji Electric Alpha5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, posing a critical risk to industrial control systems.

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-2022-21228?

CVE-2022-21228 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fuji Electric Alpha5, published on 12 Apr 2022. 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

The affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fujielectric Alpha5 Smart Loader Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21228 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-2022-21228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jvcv-673q-p8q5.

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