CVE-2017-13999

Critical

Published: 17/10/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in WECON LEVI Studio HMI Editor v1.8.1 and prior. The application does not verify string size before copying to memory, which may allow an attacker to crash the application or run arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to system crashes or the execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update WECON LEVI Studio HMI Editor to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities and implement additional security measures.

Original NVD description (English source)

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in WECON LEVI Studio HMI Editor v1.8.1 and prior. Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been identified in which the application does not verify string size before copying to memory; the attacker may then be able to crash the application or run arbitrary code.