Advisory Details

December 14th, 2016

Fatek Automation Communication Server Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-5796
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Fatek Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Communication Server
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Fatek Automation Communication Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of query requests. An overly long string sent while querying a server can trigger a stack buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fatek Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-06
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-12-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Anonymous

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