High severity · published Sep 14, 2018
CVE-2018-12086
Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests
7.5
CVSS
11.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
UA
Unified Architecture .net-standard · Opcfoundation
through 1.03.352.12 · source: NVD
UA
Unified Architecture Ansic · Opcfoundation
through 1.03.340 · source: NVD
UA
Unified Architecture-.net-legacy · Opcfoundation
through 1.03.342 · source: NVD
UA
Unified Architecture-java · Opcfoundation
through 1.03.343 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12086
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12086
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105538
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909
Vendor Advisory
https://opcfoundation-onlineapplications.org/faq/SecurityBulletins/OPC_Foundation_Security_Bulletin_CVE-2018-12086.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359
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