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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-5798

By sending additional valid packets, an attacker could trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and cause a crash.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Fatek Automation PM Designer V3 Version 2.1.2.2, and Automation FV Designer Version 1.2.8.0. By sending additional valid packets, an attacker could trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and cause a crash. Also, a malicious attacker can trigger a remote buffer overflow on the Fatek Communication Server.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.03% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
fatek/automation fv designer · fatek/automation pm designer
Source
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.