Out-of-bounds write in Wago
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service "I/O-Check" functionality of WAGO PFC 200. An attacker can send a specially crafted packet to trigger the parsing of this cache file. At 0x1ea28 the extracted state value from the xml file is used as an argument to /etc/config-tools/config_interfaces interface=X1 state=<contents of state node> using sprintf(). The destination buffer sp+0x40 is overflowed with the call to sprintf() for any state values that are greater than 512-len("/etc/config-tools/config_interfaces interface=X1 state=") in length. Later, at 0x1ea08 strcpy() is used to copy the contents of the stack buffer that was overflowed sp+0x40 into sp+0x440. The buffer sp+0x440 is immediately adjacent to sp+0x40 on the stack. Therefore, there is no NULL termination on the buffer sp+0x40 since it overflowed into sp+0x440. The strcpy() will result in invalid memory access. An state value of length 0x3c9 will cause the service to crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wago | WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.02.02(14) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wago Vendor— Affected WAGO PFC200 Firmware version 03.02.02(14) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5185
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvf9-mmgw-gr4r
References
More WAGO Pfc200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01594 WAGO: WBM Command Injection in multiple products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03543 Out-of-bounds write in WAGO PFC200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03970 Improper authentication in WAGO PFC200 Series CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22215 WAGO: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03617 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in WAGO PFC200 Firmware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-03616 An exploitable improper host validation vulnerability exists in the Cloud Connectivity… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-5185 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5185 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvf9-mmgw-gr4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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