CVE-2020-14498 (GCVE-0-2020-14498)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-26 13:30 – Updated: 2026-09-10 17:10
VLAI
Title
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher all versions prior to 6.5.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
icscert CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher Affected: 0 , < 6.5.5 (custom)
Unaffected: 6.5.5
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Credits
Sharon Brizinov of Claroty reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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