Advisory Details

November 10th, 2020

WECON LeviStudioU HFT File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-1351
ZDI-CAN-11097

CVE ID CVE-2020-16243
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS WECON
AFFECTED PRODUCTS LeviStudioU
VULNERABILITY 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 HFT 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 an administrator.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS WECON has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-238-03
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-07-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-11-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Tran Van Khang - khangkito of VinCSS (Member of Vingroup)
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