What is CVE-2019-13537?

CVE-2019-13537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Iec870ip, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-13537?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Aveva Iec870ip

CVE-2019-13537

The IEC870IP driver for AVEVA’s Vijeo Citect and Citect SCADA and Schneider Electric’s Power SCADA Operation has a buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in a server-side crash.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Aveva Iec870ip
Aveva Iec870ip Firmware
Aveva Vijeo Citect And Scada — versions IEC870IP driver v4.14.02 and prior

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-290-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security-bulletin/SecurityBulletin_LFSec139… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13537?: CVE-2019-13537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Iec870ip, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-13537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.