Denial of service in VTScada

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU10845

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9192

CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to incorrect memory allocation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 9.1.20, 10.2.22, 11.1.08 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

VTScada: 6.5 - 11.1.07

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:trihedral_engineering:vtscada:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trihedral_engineering:vtscada:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trihedral_engineering:vtscada:9.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov//advisories/ICSA-14-343-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.