Remote Code Exec via Stack Buffer Overflow in Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11
CVE-2022-2825 Published on March 29, 2023
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18411.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-2825 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A 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).
CVE-2022-2825 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Kepware KEPServerEX Version 6.11.718.0 is affected by CVE-2022-2825Exploit Probability
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