Advisory Details

May 13th, 2021

Omron CX-One CX-Position NCI File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-588
ZDI-CAN-11845

CVE ID CVE-2021-27413
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Omron
AFFECTED PRODUCTS CX-One
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Omron CX-One. 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 NCI files in the CX-Position application. When parsing the B_PLC_NAME element, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Omron has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-01-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-05-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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