CVE-2021-42705

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

PLC Editor Versions 1.3.8 and prior is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow while processing project files, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-42705

Assigner
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2021-11-22T20:15:17

Last Modified Date
2021-11-23T20:53:19

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-121	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:we-con:plc_editor::::::::	1	OR		1.3.8

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-315-01	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42705
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-42705

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:45:11				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 15:01:16	2021-11-22T20:15Z	2021-11-22T20:15:17	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 15:01:16		2021-11-23T20:53:19	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 15:01:16		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated