Advisories

RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 Buffer Overflow SEH

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • RealTerm: Serial Terminal <= 1.11.2

CWE
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS
8.5
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Matteo Malvica
Description
RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 contains a structured exception handling (SEH) buffer overflow vulnerability in the Echo Port tab that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a POP POP RET gadget chain and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Port field and the Change button is clicked.

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