CVE-2022-38742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer versions 11.0.0 - 13.0.0 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could send a specifically crafted TFTP or HTTPS request, causing a heap-based buffer overflow that crashes the ThinServer process. If successfully exploited, this could expose the server to arbitrary remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02126.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Rockwellautomation	Thinmanager

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41309	Rockwell Automation ThinManager ThinServer versions 11.0.0 - 13.0.0 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could send a specifically crafted TFTP or HTTPS request, causing a heap-based buffer overflow that crashes the ThinServer process. If successfully exploited, this could expose the server to arbitrary remote code execution.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1136847

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Rockwell

Published: 2022-09-23T15:24:18.224Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T18:22:27.480Z

Reserved: 2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38742

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T16:15:11.570

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:17:00.580

Link: CVE-2022-38742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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