What is CVE-2018-7796?

CVE-2018-7796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Powersuite 2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-7796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Schneider-Electric Powersuite 2

CVE-2018-7796

A Buffer Error vulnerability exists in PowerSuite 2, all released versions (VW3A8104 & Patches), which could cause an overflow in the memcpy function, leading to corruption of data and program instability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Schneider-electric Powersuite_2
Schneider Electric Se Powersuite 2, All Released Versions (Vw3a8104 & Patches) — versions PowerSuite 2, All released versions (VW3A8104 & Patches)

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cybersecurity@se.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7796?: CVE-2018-7796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Powersuite 2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2018-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-7796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.