Advisory Details

August 7th, 2017

Eaton ELCSoft ELCSimulator Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-4512
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Eaton
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	ELCSoft
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['25844']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Eaton ELCSoft. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of network TCP requests by ELCSimulator.exe. A crafted request will cause a stack buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Eaton has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-182-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-08-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Ariele Caltabiano (kimiya)

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