TECO AP-PCLINK 1.094 TPC File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title: TECO AP-PCLINK 1.094 TPC File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID: ZSL-2015-5278
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: System Access, DoS
Risk: (4/5)
Release Date: 15.11.2015
Summary
AP-PCLINK is the supportive software for TP03 or AP series, providing three edit modes as LADDER, IL, FBDand SFC, by which programs can be input rapidly and correctly. Every form written into the TP03 or AP series and AP-PCLINK can be monitored in the form of the data.
Description
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of a project file, which can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a user opens e.g. a specially crafted .TPC file. Successful exploitation could allow execution of arbitrary code on the affected machine.

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Critical error detected c0000374
(1950.ff0): Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance)
eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=76f70b42 edx=0018d98d esi=00360000 edi=41414141
eip=76fce725 esp=0018dbe0 ebp=0018dc58 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00200202
ntdll!RtlpNtEnumerateSubKey+0x1af8:
76fce725 cc int 3

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Vendor
TECO Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd. - http://www.teco-group.eu
Affected Version
1.094
Tested On
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (EN) 64bit
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (EN) 64bit
Vendor Status
[09.10.2015] Vulnerability discovered.
[15.10.2015] Contact with the vendor.
[14.11.2015] No response from the vendor.
[15.11.2015] Public security advisory released.
PoC
aptpc.txt
aptpc-5278.zip
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic - <gjoko@zeroscience.mk>
References
[1] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38703/
[2] https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2015110113
[3] https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134387
[4] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108086
Changelog
[15.11.2015] - Initial release
[17.11.2015] - Added reference [1], [2] and [3]
[18.11.2015] - Added reference [4]
Contact
Zero Science Lab

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