CVE-2023-27857 — In affected versions, a heap-based buffer over-read condition occurs when the me

In affected versions, a heap-based buffer over-read condition occurs when the message field indicates more data than is present in the message field

01What is this vulnerability?

In affected versions, a heap-based buffer over-read condition occurs when the message field indicates more data than is present in the message field

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rockwell Automation	ThinManager ThinServer	6.x - 10.x, 11.0.0 - 11.0.5, 11.1.0 - 11.1.5, 11.2.0 - 11.2.6, 12.0.0 - 12.0.4, 12.1.0 - 12.1.5, 13.0.0 - 13.0.1

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: 2023-03-22T00:00:18.344Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-21T16:02:48.552Z

09References

• rockwellautomation.custhelp.com — https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1138640