CVE-2018-8872: schneider electric triconex tricon

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8872 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in schneider electric triconex tricon. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-05-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Schneider Electric Triconex Tricon MP model 3008 firmware versions 10.0-10.4, system calls read directly from memory addresses within the control program area without any verification. Manipulating this data could allow attacker data to be copied anywhere within memory.

• 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.