PT-2018-18656 · Rockwell Automation · Arena

Published 2018-05-14 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-8843

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior

Description The issue is caused by processing specially crafted Arena Simulation Software files, which may lead to a crash of the software application, potentially resulting in the loss of any unsaved data. This is due to a use after free vulnerability.

Recommendations For Rockwell Automation Arena versions 15.10.00 and prior, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8843

ZDI-18-435

Affected Products

Arena

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-435 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8843 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104166 · Note
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-130-02 · Note