5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-29297
Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Buffer Overflow in Emerson GE Automation Proficy Machine Edition v8.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and application crash via crafted traffic from a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack to the component "FrameworX.exe" in the module "MSVCR100.dll".

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-29297 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-2021-29297 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 Emerson proficy_machine_edition
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-2021-29297.

URL Resource
https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf Broken Link Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

CMake C Python AutoIt

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
12 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2021, 3:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-29297 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul
    Added Reference https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul No Types Assigned https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf No Types Assigned https://github.com/boofish/GE_Proficy_Machine_Edition_vul/blob/main/vul1/vul1_steps.pdf Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:emerson:proficy_machine_edition:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} 0.05%

score

0.52899

percentile

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