Description
An attacker-controlled memory allocation size can be passed to the C++ new operator in the CServerManager::HandleBrowseLoadIconStreamRequest in messaging.dll. This can be done by sending a specially crafted message to 127.0.0.1:7153. Observed in FactoryTalk Linx 6.11. All versions of FactoryTalk Linx are affected.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-71
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (1)
rockwellautomation/factorytalk_linx
< 6.11
Published
Dec 29, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026