CVE-2019-5074 — An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the iocheckd servic

An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ''I/O-Check'' functionality of WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.01.07(13), WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.00.39(12) and WAGO PFC100 Firmware version 03.00.39(12). A specially cra

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ''I/O-Check'' functionality of WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.01.07(13), WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.00.39(12) and WAGO PFC100 Firmware version 03.00.39(12). A specially crafted set of packets can cause a stack buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send unauthenticated packets to trigger…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / WAGO PFC200	Firmware version 03.01.07(13), Firmware version 03.00.39(12)
n	a / WAGO PFC100	Firmware version 03.00.39(12)

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: 2019-12-18T19:30:27.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:47:55.643Z

09References

• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0863