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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2020-7562

High
8.1/10

Summary

A CWE-125: Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium Legacy offers and their Communication Modules (see notification for details) which could cause a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow when uploading a specially crafted file on the controller over FTP.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published