CVE-2016-4509
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4509- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4509- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5496 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5496- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cw5c-p8h6-gfwg
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in elcsoft.exe in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-cw5c-p8h6-gfwg- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Eaton Elcsoft, published July 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.