CVE-2019-6556 — When processing project files, the application (Omron CX-Programmer v9

When processing project files, the application (Omron CX-Programmer v9.70 and prior and Common Components January 2019 and prior) fails to check if it is referencing freed memory. An attacker could use a specially crafted project file to exploit and execute code under the privile

01What is this vulnerability?

When processing project files, the application (Omron CX-Programmer v9.70 and prior and Common Components January 2019 and prior) fails to check if it is referencing freed memory. An attacker could use a specially crafted project file to exploit and execute code under the privileges of the application.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Omron	CX	Programmer within CX-One — CX-Programmer v9.70 and prior and Common Components January 2019 and prior

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: 2019-04-10T19:48:50.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T20:23:22.210Z

09References

• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-094-01
• www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-344/