CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2015-1006

Optodatalink vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.3%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerable file in Opto 22 PAC Project Professional versions prior to R9.4006, PAC Project Basic versions prior to R9.4006, PAC Display Basic versions prior to R9.4f, PAC Display Professional versions prior to R9.4f, OptoOPCServer versions prior to R9.4c, and OptoDataLink version R9.4d and prior versions that were installed by PAC Project installer, versions prior to R9.4006, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow condition that may allow remote code execution on the target system. Opto 22 suggests upgrading to the new product version as soon as possible.
Affected vendor
Opto22
Affected product
Optodatalink
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2019-05-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-1006

  • Confirm whether Opto22 Optodatalink is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-1006.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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