CVE-2017-9962 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Schneider Electric's ClearSCADA versions released prior to August 2017 are susceptible to a memory allocation vulnerability, whereby malformed requests can be sent to ClearSCADA client applications to cause unexpected behavior. Client applications affected include ViewX and the Server Icon.

Published: 2017-09-25

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Schneider Electric SE

ClearSCADA

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2017, 2015 R2, 2015 R1.1, 2015 R1 and all prior versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aveva:clearscada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18871	Schneider Electric's ClearSCADA versions released prior to August 2017 are susceptible to a memory allocation vulnerability, whereby malformed requests can be sent to ClearSCADA client applications to cause unexpected behavior. Client applications affected include ViewX and the Server Icon.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00566.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-264-01/

History

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Subscriptions

Aveva Clearscada

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: schneider

Published: 2017-09-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:15:45.794Z

Reserved: 2017-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9962

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-26T01:29:04.037

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9962

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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