Advisory Details

December 15th, 2016

Delta Industrial Automation WPLSoft LAD File Parsing Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-5805
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Delta Industrial Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	WPLSoft
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Delta Industrial Automation WPLSoft. 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 data from a LAD file. A crafted length element can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the 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-16-348-03
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-07-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-12-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	axt

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