Advisory Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of WECON LeviStudioU. 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 parsing of the DiscSet tag within UMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of Administrator.

This vulnerability is being disclosed publicly without a patch in accordance with the ZDI 120 day deadline.

03/24/20 – ZDI reported the vulnerability to ICS-CERT
03/24/20 – ICS-CERT acknowledged the report
07/07/20 – ZDI requested an update
07/21/20 – ZDI requested an update
07/21/20 – ICS-CERT indicated there had been no reply from the vendor
07/31/20 – ZDI requested an update
08/13/20 – ZDI notified ICS-CERT of the intention to publish the case as a 0-day advisory on 08/18/20

-- Mitigation:
Given the nature of the vulnerability the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application.

• 2020-03-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
• 2020-08-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory