Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2021 · Assigned by Eaton

CVE-2020-6655File parsing Out-Of-Bounds read remote code execution

Medium 5.8

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in easySoft Software from Eaton. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Eaton	easySoft Software	v7.xx prior to v7.22

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

References

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf x_refsource_MISC
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1443/ x_refsource_MISC
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03 x_refsource_MISC