CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-22760

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Published: Jun 11, 2021 | Modified: Jun 15, 2021
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A CWE-763: Release of invalid pointer or reference vulnerability exists inIGSS Definition (Def.exe) V15.0.0.21140 and prior that could result in loss of data or remote code execution due to missing checks of user-supplied input data, when a malicious CGF file is imported to IGSS Definition.

Weakness

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Interactive_graphical_scada_system Schneider-electric * 15.0.0.21140

Extended Description

This weakness can take several forms, such as:

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.

References