Advisory Details

November 11th, 2019

Fuji Electric V-Server VPR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-18240
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Fuji Electric
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	V-Server
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Fuji Electric V-Server. 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 VPR 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 the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fuji Electric has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-311-02
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-07-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-11-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	kimiya of 9SG

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