RISK EVALUATION. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution. The affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow for arbitrary code execution if an attacker can lead a legitimate user to execute a specially crafted file. CVE-2023-5944 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is. MITIGATIONS. Delta Electronics has declared DOPSoft as end-of-life and recommends users to use DIAScreen instead. This vulnerability does not exist on the newest version of DIAScreen. Users may download the DIAScreen v1.3.1 on the DIAStudio download center. CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies. CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa. Gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B-Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents. No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
This Cyber News was published on www.cisa.gov. Publication date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:55:05 +0000