CVE-2019-16675: phoenixcontact config\+ Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-16675 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in phoenixcontact config\+. EPSS estimates a 3.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-10-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Out-of-bounds Read and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project to be able to manipulate data inside. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original files with the manipulated ones on the application programming workstation.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.