Advisory Details

July 22nd, 2019

Delta Industrial Automation CNCSoft ScreenEditor DPB File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-672
ZDI-CAN-8629

CVE ID CVE-2019-10982
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Delta Industrial Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS CNCSoft ScreenEditor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Delta Industrial Automation CNCSoft ScreenEditor. 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 DPB files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of an administrator.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Delta Industrial Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-192-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-06-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-07-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Natnael Samson (@NattiSamson)
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