7.0
HIGH
CVE-2016-8354
Schneider Electric Unity PRO Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Unity PRO prior to V11.1. Unity projects can be compiled as x86 instructions and loaded onto the PLC Simulator delivered with Unity PRO. These x86 instructions are subsequently executed directly by the simulator. A specially crafted patched Unity project file can make the simulator execute malicious code by redirecting the control flow of these instructions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 15, 2017, 7:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8354 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 unity_pro
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-2016-8354.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93830 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-306-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8354 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93830 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93830 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-306-03 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-306-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:unity_pro:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93830 [No Types Assigned]
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.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.27769

percentile

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