published July 24, 2018
⚠️ A crafty buffer overflow awaits an unauthenticated user sending a specially crafted packet. Just like an uninvited guest sneaking into a party, they could manipulate the InTouch View process with ease! 🔥 Think of it like a delivery truck that overfills its cargo, causing it to spill contents everywhere. In this case, a misconfigured locale without a dot as a floating-point separator allows that overflow to happen, making it easy for an attacker to take advantage. This vulnerability could lead to an attacker executing arbitrary code with the same privileges as the InTouch View process. The potential for unauthorized access to sensitive control systems is absolutely devastating and can compromise the integrity of your operations!
Think of it like a delivery truck that overfills its cargo, causing it to spill contents everywhere. In this case, a misconfigured locale without a dot as a floating-point separator allows that overflow to happen, making it easy for an attacker to take advantage. CVE-2018-10628 allows unauthenticated users to exploit a buffer overflow in AVEVA InTouch, specifically in locales that don't use a dot as a floating-point separator. This could lead to remote code execution under the InTouch View process's privileges.
This vulnerability could lead to an attacker executing arbitrary code with the same privileges as the InTouch View process. The potential for unauthorized access to sensitive control systems is absolutely devastating and can compromise the integrity of your operations! To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that all versions of AVEVA InTouch are updated to the latest releases, as the vulnerable versions include InTouch 2014 R2 SP1 and earlier, as well as InTouch 2017 variants. It’s essential to monitor your configuration settings for localization as well. You’ve got this! With the right steps, your systems can be fortified in no time! 🛡️