CVE-2021-47705
COMMAX UMS Client ActiveX Control 1.7.0.2 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long string arrays through multiple functions.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
COMMAX UMS Client ActiveX Control 1.7.0.2 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long string arrays through multiple functions. Attackers can exploit improper boundary validation in CNC_Ctrl.dll to cause heap corruption and potentially gain system-level access.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.