CVE-2014-0758

ICONICS GENESIS32 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Description

An ActiveX control in GenLaunch.htm in ICONICS GENESIS32 8.0, 8.02, 8.04, and 8.05 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a crafted HTML document.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • ICONICS provides information and useful links related to its security patches at its web site at http://www.iconics.com/certs  .ICONICS also recommends users of GENESIS32 V8 systems take the following mitigation steps: * Use a firewall, place control system networks and devices behind firewalls and isolate them from the business network. * Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in e-mail messages. * Install the patch. The ICONICS web site also provides a downloadable whitepaper on  security vulnerabilities (registration required for download). The whitepaper on security vulnerabilities contains overview, details and mitigation plan for regarding buffer overflow and memory corruption vulnerabilities for ICONICS GENESIS32 and GENESIS64 supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) products.

Categories

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Affected: ICONICS GENESIS32
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-051-01
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-051-01 us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0758?
CVE-2014-0758 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0758?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2014-0758: ICONICS provides information and useful links related to its security patches at its web site at http://www.iconics.com/certs  .ICONICS also recommends users of GENESIS32 V8 systems take the following mitigation steps: * Use a firewall, place control system networks and devices behind firewalls and isolate them from the business network. * Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in e-mail messages. * Install the patch. The ICONICS web site also provides a downloadable whitepaper on  security vulnerabilities (registration required for download). The whitepaper on security vulnerabilities contains overview, details and mitigation plan for regarding buffer overflow and memory corruption vulnerabilities for ICONICS GENESIS32 and GENESIS64 supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) products.
Is CVE-2014-0758 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0758 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2014-0758?
CVE-2014-0758 affects ICONICS GENESIS32.
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