Advisory Details

September 28th, 2018

Delta Industrial Automation PMSoft rtl60 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1093
ZDI-CAN-6322

CVE ID CVE-2018-14824
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Delta Industrial Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS PMSoft
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Delta Industrial Automation PMSoft. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of PPM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Delta Industrial Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-270-04
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-05-31 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-09-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-09-28 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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