CVE-2022-4857
Published: 30 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-4857 is a medium-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Modbustools Modbus Poll. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 42.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-52123
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Modbus Tools Modbus Poll up to 9.10.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file mbpoll.exe of the component mbp File Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow.…
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The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-217022 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.