Emerson ControlWave Micro <= 05.78.00 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 720147

Synopsis

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Emerson Process Management ControlWave Micro Process Automation Controller.

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Emerson Process Management ControlWave Micro Process Automation Controller: ControlWave Micro [ProConOS v.4.01.280] firmware: CWM v.05.78.00 and prior. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability caused by sending crafted packets on Port 20547 could force the PLC to change its state into halt mode.

Solution

Perform vendor recommended mitigations and apply available vendor upgrades.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103180,https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-058-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 720147

Family: SCADA

Published: 5/8/2019

Updated: 9/30/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5452

BID: 103180