CVE-2023-29461 (GCVE-0-2023-29461)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-09 13:26 – Updated: 2025-01-28 17:25
VLAI
Title
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability contained in Rockwell Automation's Arena Simulation software was reported that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized arbitrary code to the software by using a memory buffer overflow in the heap. potentially resulting in a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Affected: 16.00 , ≤ 16.20 (Major)
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Date Public
2023-05-09 14:00
Credits
This vulnerability was reported to Rockwell Automation by Simon Janz working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative.
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