CVE-2023-7243 (GCVE-0-2023-7243)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-01 20:16 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ethercat Zeek Plugin Out-of-bounds Write
Summary
Industrial Control Systems Network Protocol Parsers (ICSNPP) - Ethercat
Zeek Plugin versions d78dda6 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds
write while analyzing specific Ethercat datagrams. This could allow an
attacker to cause arbitrary code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-04 14:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISA | Industrial Control Systems Network Protocol Parsers (ICSNPP) - Ethercat Plugin for Zeek |
Affected:
0 , ≤ d78dda6
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| cisa | icsnpp-ethercat |
Affected:
0 , < d78dda6
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:cisa:icsnpp-ethercat:*:*:*:*:*:zeek:*:* |
Date Public
2024-02-20 20:11
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