CVE-2016-5798 json
An issue was discovered in Fatek Automation PM Designer V3 Version 2.1.2.2, and Automation FV Designer Version 1.2.8.0.
published 2017-02-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6733
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Fatek Automation PM Designer V3 Version 2.1.2.2, and Automation FV Designer Version 1.2.8.0. By sending additional valid packets, an attacker could trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and cause a crash. Also, a malicious attacker can trigger a remote buffer overflow on the Fatek Communication Server.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-16-287-06 updated cvss 7.5
FATEK Automation Designer Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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FATEK Automation Automation FV Designer 1.2.8.0 FATEK Automation Automation PM Designer V3 2.1.2.2affected: mitigation “FATEK Automation has not responded to requests to work with ICS-CERT to mitigate these vulnerabilities.”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Fatek Automation Designer 2.1.2.2
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93105
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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ics-cert.us-cert.gov
/advisories/ICSA-16-287-06
mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5798
- NVD CVE-2016-5798
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