CVE-2019-13548: codesys control_for_beaglebone Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-13548 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in codesys control_for_beaglebone. EPSS estimates a 5.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-09-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

CODESYS V3 web server, all versions prior to 3.5.14.10, allows an attacker to send specially crafted http or https requests which could cause a stack overflow and create a denial-of-service condition or allow remote code execution.

• 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-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.