What is CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Industrial Gateway Server, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-2848?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2848 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Ge Industrial Gateway Server

CVE-2022-2848

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16486.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.034 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2848?: CVE-2022-2848 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Industrial Gateway Server, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-2848?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2848 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.