CVE-2020-10597
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 Industrial Automation DOPSoft, Version 4.00.08.15 and prior. Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities may be exploited by processing specially crafted project files, which may allow an attacker to read information and/or crash the application.
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 confidenceMultiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities exist in DOPSoft versions 4.00.08.15 and prior when parsing specially crafted project files. The vulnerability allows reading arbitrary memory contents from the application's address space, potentially exposing sensitive information, or causing application crashes due to memory access violations.
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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<= 4.00.08.15CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Verify DOPSoft installationSearch for DOPSoft in installed programs or check common installation directories such as Program Files or Program Files (x86). Look for folders containing 'DOPSoft' or 'Delta Industrial Automation' software.Affected if DOPSoft is found installed on the system
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Determine installed DOPSoft versionOpen DOPSoft and navigate to Help > About, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the version information.Affected if The reported version number is 4.00.08.15 or earlier
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Compare version to affected rangeMatch your installed version against the affected range: any version less than or equal to 4.00.08.15 is vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is 4.00.08.15 or any prior version
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Identify project file usageCheck for presence of DOPSoft project files (.dop files) on the system, particularly files from untrusted or unknown sources.Affected if DOPSoft project files are opened or available to be opened by the application
You are affected if DOPSoft version 4.00.08.15 or earlier is installed and a specially crafted project file is parsed by the application.
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 dataAvoid opening project files from untrusted or unknown sources. Implement file validation controls and consider running DOPSoft in a sandboxed environment until an official vendor patch is available.
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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-2020-10597 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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