Advisory Details

January 14th, 2021

Delta Industrial Automation CNCSoft-B DOPSoft XLS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-043
ZDI-CAN-11824

CVE ID CVE-2020-27287
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-B
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Delta Industrial Automation CNCSoft-B. 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 XLS files in the DOPSoft application. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write after the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Delta Industrial Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-04
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-09-04 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-01-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT kimiya
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