CVE-2018-7517
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 · uneditedIn Omron CX-Supervisor Versions 3.30 and prior, parsing malformed project files may cause an out of bounds vulnerability.
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 confidenceOmron CX-Supervisor versions 3.30 and prior contain an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability triggered when the software parses malformed project files. This could allow an attacker to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted project file.
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<= 3.30CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Identify CX-Supervisor installation versionLocate the CX-Supervisor installation directory and check the version information typically found in the software's About dialog, readme files, or the executable's version propertiesAffected if The installed version is 3.30 or any version prior to 3.30
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Compare version against affected rangeReview the identified version number against the affected range of <= 3.30Affected if The installed version is 3.30 or lower
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Determine if project file handling is in useCheck whether CX-Supervisor is configured to load, import, or open project files, as this is the attack surface for the vulnerabilityAffected if Project file loading or import functionality is enabled and used
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Inspect project file import sourcesReview which sources provide project files to the system, such as network shares, external media, or untrusted user uploadsAffected if Project files are accepted from untrusted or external sources without validation
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Audit recent project file activityExamine system logs, CX-Supervisor event logs, or file access logs for any recently loaded or imported project filesAffected if Recent project file imports have occurred and the software version is affected
A user is affected if CX-Supervisor version 3.30 or prior is installed and the software is used to load or parse project files, particularly from untrusted sources.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of CX-Supervisor when available. Until then, implement input validation on project files and restrict file import functionality to trusted sources only. Consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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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-2018-7517 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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