8.5
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-12130: Rockwell Automation Arena® Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability

First published: Thu Dec 05 2024(Updated: )

An “out of bounds read” code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® that could allow a threat actor to craft a DOE file and force the software to read beyond the boundaries of an allocated memory. If exploited, a threat actor could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. To exploit this vulnerability, a legitimate user must execute the malicious code crafted by the threat actor.

Credit: PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Rockwellautomation Arena<=16.20.03

Remedy

Corrected in v16.20.06 and later.  Customers using the affected software are encouraged to apply these risk mitigations, if possible. For information on how to mitigate Security Risks on industrial automation control systems, we encourage customers to implement our suggested security best practices https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012/loc/en_US#__highlight  to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.

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