Advisory Details

August 4th, 2023

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

ZDI-23-1021
ZDI-CAN-18014

CVE ID CVE-2022-4634
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Delta Electronics
AFFECTED PRODUCTS CNCSoft
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Delta Industrial Automation CNCSoft. 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 fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Delta Electronics has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-026-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-07-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-08-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Simon Humbert of Trend Micro Security Research
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