Advisory Details

August 23rd, 2017

SpiderControl SCADA MicroBrowser StaticHTMLTagsFileName Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-12707
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	SpiderControl
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	SCADA MicroBrowser
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of SpiderControl SCADA MicroBrowser. 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 processing of the StaticHTMLTagsFileName tag. 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 arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	SpiderControl has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-02
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-02-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-08-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	juushya

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