Arena
CVE-2018-8843
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files that may cause the software application to crash, potentially losing any unsaved data..
AnalysisAI
Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files that may cause the software. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior contains a use after free vulnerability caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files that may cause the software application to crash, potentially losing any unsaved data.. Affected products include: Rockwellautomation Arena.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability contained in Rockwell Automation's Arena Simulation software was reported that
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability contained in Rockwell Automation's Arena Simulation software was reported that
OpenForis Arena before 2019-05-07 allows SQL injection in the sorting feature. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability contained in Rockwell Automation's Arena Simulation software was reported that
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a stack-based memory buffer overflo
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to read o
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a stack-based memory buffer overflo
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to read o
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to read o
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to write
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to write
A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to write
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Memory Corruption
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