Advisory Details

January 19th, 2019

LAquis SCADA LGX Report MemoryReadByte Untrusted Pointer Dereference Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-19-088
ZDI-CAN-6625

CVE ID CVE-2018-18988
CVSS SCORE 5.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS LAquis SCADA
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Software
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 processing of the MemoryReadByte method. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the aq 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
  • 2018-09-11 - 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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