CVE-2018-14800: delta_electronics ispsoft Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14800 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in delta_electronics ispsoft. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Delta Electronics ISPSoft version 3.0.5 and prior allow an attacker, by opening a crafted file, to cause the application to read past the boundary allocated to a stack object, which could allow execution of code under the context of the application.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA 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).
• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.