Advisory Details

August 8th, 2019

Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation DOE File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-19-695
ZDI-CAN-8014

CVE ID CVE-2019-13511
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Rockwell Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Arena Simulation
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation. 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 project files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Rockwell Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-213-05
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-03-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-08-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT kimiya of 9SG Security Team - kimiya@9sgsec.com
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