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Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2020-16215

High
7.8/10

Summary

Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer, Versions 2.1.9.31 and prior. Processing specially crafted project files lacking proper validation of user supplied data may cause a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow remote code execution, disclosure/modification of information, or cause the application to crash.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow

A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published