High severity · published Mar 26, 2024
CVE-2024-21920
Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Buffer Overflow
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory buffer vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation could potentially let a threat actor read beyond the intended memory boundaries. This could reveal sensitive information and even cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. To trigger this, the user would unwittingly need to open a malicious file shared by the threat actor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Arena Simulation · Rockwell Automation
Version 16.00 - 16.20.02 · source: vendor
AR
Arena · Rockwellautomation
16.00.00 and later · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21920
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21920
Broken Link
https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/advisory.SD-1665.html
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