CVE-2023-43815 Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft DPS File wScreenDESCTextLen Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution

High 7.1 Published 18 Jan 2024 Updated 2 Jun 2025

An attacker can achieve remote code execution by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted DPS file in Delta DOPSoft.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-43815?

CVE-2023-43815 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Delta Electronics DOPSoft, published on 18 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Delta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft version 2 when parsing the wScreenDESCTextLen field of a DPS file. An anonymous attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted DPS file to achieve code execution.

Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43815?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Deltaww Dopsoft.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43815 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-2023-43815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpc4-hgmf-4jfc.