Foxboro.sys OOB Write via malicious IOCTL local DoS & memory leak
CVE-2024-5679 Published on July 11, 2024
CWE-787: Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability exists that could cause local denial-of-service, or kernel memory leak when a malicious actor with local user access crafts a script/program using an IOCTL call in the Foxboro.sys driver.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-5679 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2024-5679 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-5679
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Affected Versions
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS Core Control Services Version Versions 9.8 and prior is affected by CVE-2024-5679Exploit Probability
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