CVEs / CVE-2016-4523
CVE-2016-4523: Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 15 Apr 2022
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 31.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
The WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS).
Description
The WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) 8.x through 11.x before 11.2.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 15 Apr 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 6 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
References
- CVE-2016-4523 on NVD
- CVE-2016-4523 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91077 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-405 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-159-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4523 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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