CVE-2016-8364 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC prior to 4.12b. Object memory can read a network packet that is larger than the space that is available, a Heap-based Buffer Overflow.

Published: 2017-02-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC CPX43 prior to 4.12b

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC CPX43 prior to 4.12b`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibhsoftec:s7-softplc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9212	An issue was discovered in IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC prior to 4.12b. Object memory can read a network packet that is larger than the space that is available, a Heap-based Buffer Overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02424.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94054
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-306-02

History

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Subscriptions

Ibhsoftec S7-softplc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2017-02-13T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:20:30.928Z

Reserved: 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8364

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T21:59:01.110

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:54:13.500

Link: CVE-2016-8364

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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