CVE-2022-40984 Memory corruption in WTViewerE series
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Yokogawa WTViewerE software by processing a file with a long name, triggering a stack-based buffer overflow.
- 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-2022-40984?
CVE-2022-40984 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation WTViewerE series, published on 24 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in WTViewerE series WTViewerE 761941 from 1.31 to 1.61 and WTViewerEfree from 1.01 to 1.52 allows an attacker to cause the product to crash by processing a long file name.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40984?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Yokogawa Wtviewere 761941, Yokogawa Wtviewerefree.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40984 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-2022-40984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9r8-q59v-7xx4.