CVE-2018-10623
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 · uneditedDelta Electronics Delta Industrial Automation DOPSoft version 4.00.04 and prior performs read operations on a memory buffer where the position can be determined by a value read from a .dpa file. This may cause improper restriction of operations within the bounds of the memory buffer, allow remote code execution, alter the intended control flow, allow reading of sensitive information, or cause the application to crash.
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 · high confidenceDOPSoft version 4.00.04 and prior contains a memory buffer access vulnerability where the buffer position/offset is determined by a value parsed from a .dpa project file. This improper bounds checking allows out-of-bounds read/write operations, potentially enabling remote code execution, information disclosure, or denial of service when a malicious .dpa file is opened.
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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<= 4.00.04CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Locate DOPSoft installation directorySearch the system for 'DOPSoft' folder or 'DOPSoft.exe' executable. Typical installation paths may include C:\Program Files\Delta Industrial Automation\DOPSoft or similar paths under Program Files.Affected if DOPSoft software is found on the system
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Identify installed DOPSoft versionRight-click on the DOPSoft.exe file, select Properties, and check the File Version or Product Version field in the Details tab. Alternatively, open DOPSoft and check Help > About for the version number.Affected if The version is 4.00.04 or any earlier version (e.g., 4.00.03, 3.x.x, etc.)
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Verify .dpa file handling capabilityCheck if .dpa file extension is associated with DOPSoft by searching for .dpa files on the system or checking file associations in the Windows registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dpaAffected if The system contains .dpa project files and DOPSoft is configured to open them
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Confirm DOPSoft executable presenceUse Windows Task Manager or run 'tasklist | findstr DOPSoft' via command prompt to check if DOPSoft process is running or installed.Affected if DOPSoft.exe is found running or installed on the system
The environment is affected if DOPSoft version 4.00.04 or earlier is installed and the software is used to open .dpa project files.
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 dataUpgrade DOPSoft to a version beyond 4.00.04. Until then, restrict access to systems running DOPSoft, avoid opening untrusted .dpa files, and implement network segmentation for industrial control environments.
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