CVE-2016-5796 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-2016-6731
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- 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. 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.
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 6.5
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
2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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-2016-5796
- NVD CVE-2016-5796
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