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| KL-IDS | KLCERT-20-003 |
| CVE-IDS | CVE-2020-6970 |
| Publication date | 2020.02.18 |
| Researcher | Roman Lozko, Kaspersky ICS CERT |
| Description | A Heap-based Buffer Overflow was found in Emerson OpenEnterprise SCADA Server version 2.83 (if Modbus or ROC Interfaces have been installed and are in use) and all versions of OpenEnterprise 3.1 through 3.3.3, where a specially crafted script could execute code on the OpenEnterprise Server. |
| Impact | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
| Severity | |
| CVSS v3 Base Score: | 9.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Exploitability | Remotely |
| Difficulty | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Existence of exploit | Unknown |
| Affected products | |
| Affected products |
OpenEnterprise SCADA Server version 2.83 OpenEnterprise versions 3.1 through 3.3.3 |
| Mitigation | |
| Vendor mitigation | Emerson recommends all users upgrade to OpenEnterprise 3.3, Service Pack 4 (3.3.4), to resolve this issue. OpenEnterprise Service Packs are available to users with access to the Emerson SupportNet system (login required). Details will be found in the downloads area. |
| Timeline |
Dec 2019 – Vulnerabilities reported Feb 2020 – Vendor releases patch Feb 2020 – Advisory published |