CVE-2016-2290 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in multiple versions of Schneider Electric Pro-face GP-Pro EX software, including EX-ED, PFXEXEDV, PFXEXEDLS, and PFXEXGRPLS prior to version 4.05.000. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:proface_gp-pro_ex_ex-ed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:proface_gp-pro_ex_pfxexedls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:proface_gp-pro_ex_pfxexedv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:proface_gp-pro_ex_pfxexgrpls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.