cve-2020-12497
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-07-01 15:52
Modified
2024-08-04 11:56
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PLCopen XML file parsing in Phoenix Contact PC Worx and PC Worx Express version 1.87 and earlier can lead to a stack-based overflow. Manipulated PC Worx projects could lead to a remote code execution due to insufficient input data validation.
References
info@cert.vde.comhttps://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023Vendor Advisory
info@cert.vde.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-825/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
info@cert.vde.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-398/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-825/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-398/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
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