CVE-2016-5796

high

Published 2017-02-13 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

An issue was discovered in Fatek Automation PM Designer V3 Version 2.1.2.2, and Automation FV Designer Version 1.2.8.0. Sending additional valid packets could allow the attacker to cause a crash or to execute arbitrary code, because of Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
fatek	automation_fv_designer	`1.2.8.0`
fatek	automation_pm_designer	`2.1.2.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.