Advisory Details

June 13th, 2019

Panasonic Control FPWIN PRO Project File Parsing us_plcfg Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-566
ZDI-CAN-7849

CVE ID CVE-2019-6532
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Panasonic
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Control FPWIN Pro
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Panasonic Control FPWin Pro. 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 PRO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Panasonic has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-157-02
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-02-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-06-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT 9sg Security Team
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