CVE-2019-13527 — In Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Cat

In Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Cat. 9502-Ax, Versions 16.00.00 and earlier, a maliciously crafted Arena file opened by an unsuspecting user may result in the use of a pointer that has not been initialized.

01What is this vulnerability?

In Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Cat. 9502-Ax, Versions 16.00.00 and earlier, a maliciously crafted Arena file opened by an unsuspecting user may result in the use of a pointer that has not been initialized.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Cat. 9502	Ax, Versions 16.00.00 and earlier — Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Cat. 9502-Ax, Versions 16.00.00 and earlier

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-09-24T21:16:22.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T23:57:38.957Z

09References

• www.us-cert.gov — https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-213-05
• www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-993/