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JVNDB-2024-003188

Vulnerability from jvndb - Published: 2024-05-17 06:46 - Updated:2024-05-17 06:46

Severity

4.4 (Medium) - cvssV3_0 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Summary

Panasonic KW Watcher vulnerable to memory buffer error

Details

KW Watcher provided by Panasonic contains a vulnerability due to improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer (CWE-119, CVE-2024-4162). Michael Heinzl reported this vulnerability to Panasonic and coordinated. After the coordination was completed, Panasonic reported the case to JPCERT/CC to notify users of the solutions through JVN.

References

Type

URL

	JVN	https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU95120091/index.html
	CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4162
	Buffer Errors(CWE-119)	https://www.ipa.go.jp/en/security/vulnerabilities/cwe.html

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Panasonic Corporation

KW Watcher

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CVE-2024-4162 (GCVE-0-2024-4162)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-08 02:57 – Updated: 2024-08-01 20:33

Title

KW Watcher Vulnerability ALlows Malicious Read Access to Memory

Summary

A buffer error in Panasonic KW Watcher versions 1.00 through 2.83 may allow attackers malicious read access to memory.

Severity

4.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-05-08 14:10 UTC

CWE

CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Assigner

Panasonic_Holdings_Corporation jpcert root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www3.panasonic.biz/ac/e/fasys/software_in…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Panasonic Holdings Corporation	KW Watcher	Affected: 1.00 , ≤ 2.83 (custom)

Credits

Michael Heinzl

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