A security issue exists within Arena® Simulation due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the siman.exe (Siman) component. The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process by convincing a user to open a malicious file.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-787
Rockwell Automation Arena® - Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Problem type
Affected products
Rockwell Automation
Arena® Simulation
V17.00.00 and prior - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-vm2h-v6v6-p7fc
A security issue exists within Arena® Simulation due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vm2h-v6v6-p7fcA security issue exists within Arena® Simulation due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the siman.exe (Siman) component. The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process by convincing a user to open a malicious file.
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