Advisory Details

January 14th, 2021

Panasonic Control FPWIN Pro Project File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-068
ZDI-CAN-11579

CVE ID CVE-2020-16236
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Panasonic
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Control FPWIN Pro
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Panasonic Control FPWIN Pro. 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 PRO 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Panasonic has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-005-02
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-08-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-01-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Francis Provencher {PRL}
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