CVE-2017-2779
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsing functionality of LabVIEW 2017, LabVIEW 2016, LabVIEW 2015, and LabVIEW 2014. A specially crafted Virtual Instrument (VI) file can cause an attacker controlled looping condition resulting in an arbitrary null write. An attacker controlled VI file can be used to trigger this vulnerability and can potentially result in code execution.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273
- http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.