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CVE-2016-8352: Schneider Electric Connexium Firmware: Buffer overflow

CVE-2016-8352 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 10.0 and NVD lists Schneider Electric Connexium Firmware as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric ConneXium firewalls TCSEFEC23F3F20 all versions, TCSEFEC23F3F21 all versions, TCSEFEC23FCF20 all versions, TCSEFEC23FCF21 all versions, and TCSEFEC2CF3F20 all versions. A stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered during the SNMP login authentication process that may allow an attacker to remotely execute code.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 10.0: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Changed. Impact reaches beyond the vulnerable component to other resources.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected products

  • Schneider Electric Connexium Firmware: all versions listed by NVD

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