CVE-2014-0992
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess (formerly BroadWin WebAccess) 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the password parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in Advantech WebAccess 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted password parameter sent to the web interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Advantech WebAccess is installedSearch for Advantech WebAccess in the system registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or look for the WebAccess installation directory (typically in C:\Advantech\WebAccess or similar).Affected if Advantech WebAccess software is found on the system
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Identify the installed WebAccess versionLocate the version information in the registry key for WebAccess or check the version property of the main executable (such as bwvw.exe or related binaries in the installation folder).Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.2 (note that only version = 7.2 is affected)
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Verify the WebAccess web interface is accessibleAttempt to access the WebAccess web portal by browsing to the server on common HTTP ports (typically port 80 or 8080 for WebAccess). Check if the login page or service responds.Affected if The WebAccess web interface is reachable over the network (the vulnerability is in the password parameter sent to this web interface)
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Confirm the password parameter handling is activeThe vulnerability exists in the password field of the WebAccess login page. If the web interface is running, this component is active by design.Affected if The web interface is running and the login page accepts password input (this is the vulnerable component)
A system is affected if Advantech WebAccess version 7.2 is installed and its web interface is accessible, as the buffer overflow occurs in the password parameter of the login page.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch or upgrade to a supported version; if patching is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to the WebAccess service and implement input validation on the password parameter as a compensating control.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0992 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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