Buffer overflow in Advantech Webaccess Hmi Designer

CVE-2018-8837

Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-8837: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8837?
CVE-2018-8837 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess Hmi Designer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-8837?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.