Advisory Details

January 19th, 2019

LAquis SCADA LQS File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-056
ZDI-CAN-6452

CVE ID CVE-2018-19029
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS LAquis SCADA
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Software
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of LAquis SCADA Software. 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 LQS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS LAquis SCADA has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-015-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-08-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-01-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2019-01-19 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Esteban Ruiz (mr_me) of Source Incite
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