CVE-2016-5814: rockwellautomation rslogix_500_professional_edition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5814 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in rockwellautomation rslogix_500_professional_edition. EPSS estimates a 4.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-09-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Rockwell Automation RSLogix Micro Starter Lite, RSLogix Micro Developer, RSLogix 500 Starter Edition, RSLogix 500 Standard Edition, and RSLogix 500 Professional Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RSS project file.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.