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CVE-2023-29462

Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability contained in Rockwell Automation's Arena Simulation software was reported that could potentially allow a malicious user to commit unauthorized arbitrary code to the software by using a memory buffer overflow in the heap.

potentially resulting in a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation. 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 DOE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: This vulnerability was reported to Rockwell Automation by Simon Janz working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-04-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-05-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Rockwellautomation
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 Arena Simulation
Search vendor "Rockwellautomation" for product "Arena Simulation"
 16.00.00
Search vendor "Rockwellautomation" for product "Arena Simulation" and version "16.00.00"
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Affected
Rockwellautomation
Search vendor "Rockwellautomation"
 Arena Simulation
Search vendor "Rockwellautomation" for product "Arena Simulation"
 16.20.01
Search vendor "Rockwellautomation" for product "Arena Simulation" and version "16.20.01"
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Affected