What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-4509?

CVE-2016-4509 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.5%.

Elcsoft CVE-2016-4509

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2016-07-03 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

RCE Buffer Overflow Elcsoft

6.0

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 03, 2016 - 14:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. Affected products include: Eaton Elcsoft.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.