Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects older AVEVA industrial HMI/SCADA products. A remote user may be able to send a specially crafted packet that crashes or compromises the software, potentially allowing code execution. Business urgency is higher where these systems support production, safety visibility, or plant operations. Exposure is most likely in industrial environments still running the named 2017/8.1 product versions. Risk increases if affected systems are reachable across plant networks, remote access paths, vendor VPNs, or less-segmented IT/OT boundaries. Treat this as a high-priority OT exposure review, especially for sites using the named legacy AVEVA versions. Prioritize inventory, network isolation, and vendor-guided remediation before any broader production impact occurs. Mitigation focus: Identify whether affected AVEVA product versions are deployed.; Consult AVEVA and CISA guidance for supported fixes or mitigations.; Restrict network access to affected engineering and runtime systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security-bulletin/SecurityBulletin_LFSec128%28002%29.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-19CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-200-01CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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