CVE-2020-27277

Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft XLS File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Delta Electronics DOPSoft Version 4.0.8.21 and prior has a null pointer dereference issue while processing project files, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Delta Electronics DOPSoft versiones 4.0.8.21 y anteriores, presenta un problema de desreferencia de puntero null al procesar archivos de proyecto, lo que puede permitir a un atacante ejecutar código arbitrario

This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XLS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: kimiya

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-10-19 CVE Reserved
2021-01-11 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-09-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-005-05	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-033	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Deltaww Search vendor "Deltaww"		Dopsoft Search vendor "Deltaww" for product "Dopsoft"				<= 4.0.8.21 Search vendor "Deltaww" for product "Dopsoft" and version " <= 4.0.8.21"		-		Affected