PT-2021-18164 · Emerson+1 · Frameworx.Exe+2

Published 2021-07-30 · Updated 2021-08-09 · CVE-2021-29297

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition version 8.0

Description: The issue allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe" in the module "MSVCR100.dll".

Recommendations: For Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition version 8.0, consider disabling the "FrameworX.exe" component until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the "MSVCR100.dll" module to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29297

Affected Products

Emerson Ge Automation Proficy Machine Edition

Frameworx.Exe

Msvcr100.Dll

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29297 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/18924 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/26636 · Telegram Post
• ❌ https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf · Note, Deleted
• ❌ https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul · Note, Deleted