CVE-2024-21919 Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Uninitialized Pointer
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Rockwell Arena Simulation due to an uninitialized pointer.
- 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-2024-21919?
CVE-2024-21919 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation, published on 26 Mar 2024. 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
An uninitialized pointer in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation software could potentially allow a malicious user to insert unauthorized code to the software by leveraging the pointer after it is properly. Once inside, the threat actor can run harmful code on the system. This affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. To trigger this, the user would unwittingly need to open a malicious file shared by the threat actor.
Weakness: CWE-824
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21919?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Arena.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21919?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21919 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-2024-21919 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21919 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83j9-3fp4-r3g9.