CVE-2021-33023 (GCVE-0-2021-33023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-18 12:41 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:49
VLAI
Title
Advantech WebAccess
Summary
Advantech WebAccess versions 9.02 and prior are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute code.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - HEAP-BASED BUFFER OVERFLOW CWE-122
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 343 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Advantech WebAccess Affected: All , ≤ 9.02 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-10-12 00:00
Credits
Natnael Samson, @NattiSamson, working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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