7.3
HIGH
CVE-2016-4529
Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC Programming Software for M171/M172 Controllers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

An unspecified ActiveX control in Schneider Electric SoMachine HVAC Programming Software for M171/M172 Controllers before 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, related to the INTERFACESAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CALLER (aka safe for scripting) flag.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2022, 2:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4529 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4529 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Schneider-electric somachine_hvac_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4529.

URL Resource
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-161-01 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91778 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-440 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4529 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4529 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91778 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91778 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-440 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-440 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:se:somachine_hvac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:somachine_hvac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:somachine_hvac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:se:somachine_hvac_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-440 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91778 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:m172:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:m171:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:somachine_hvac_firmware:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03 US Govt Resource https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-196-03 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-161-01 No Types Assigned http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2016-161-01 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.27 }} 2.66%

score

0.96507

percentile

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