Fieldcomm Group HART-IP and hipserver - Stack-based Buffer Overflow

9.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A malicious attacker could exploit the interface of the Fieldcomm Group HART-IP (release 1.0.0.0) by constructing messages with sufficiently large payloads to overflow the internal buffer and crash the device, or obtain control of the device.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-287-04

Affected Vendor

Fieldcomm Group

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Affected Software

HART-IP Developer Kit, hipserver

Vulnerable Versions:

All 1.0.0.0, All 3.6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 19th, 2022

Last Modified: April 16th, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction

Impact