CVE-2023-0425

Buffer overflow in global memory region

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 7, 2023 at 05:06 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorFreelance 2019Freelance 2016Freelance 2013

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ABB is aware of vulnerabilities in the product versions listed below. An update is available that resolves the reported vulnerabilities in the product versions under maintenance. An attacker who successfully exploited one or more of these vulnerabilities could cause the product to stop or make the product inaccessible. Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check vulnerability in ABB Freelance controllers AC 700F (Controller modules), ABB Freelance controllers AC 900F (controller modules).This issue affects: Freelance controllers AC 700F: from 9.0;0 through V9.2 SP2, through Freelance 2013, through Freelance 2013SP1, through Freelance 2016, through Freelance 2016SP1, through Freelance 2019, through Freelance 2019 SP1, through Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1; Freelance controllers AC 900F: Freelance 2013, through Freelance 2013SP1, through Freelance 2016, through Freelance 2016SP1, through Freelance 2019, through Freelance 2019 SP1, through Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

9.0.0 ≤ v < 9.2.09.2.09.2.0 sp1
Affected range stops below 9.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
abb-ac700f (same device)
sp1
abb-ac700f (environment) · abb-ac900f (environment)
sp1
abb-ac700f (environment) · abb-ac900f (environment)
sp1sp1_fp1
abb-ac700f (environment) · abb-ac900f (environment)
v ≤ Freelance 2013v ≤ Freelance 2013SP1v ≤ Freelance 2016v ≤ Freelance 2016SP1v ≤ Freelance 2019v ≤ Freelance 2019 SP1v ≤ Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1v ≤ freelance2013v ≤ freelance2013sp1v ≤ freelance2016v ≤ freelance2016sp1v ≤ freelance2019v ≤ freelance2019sp1v ≤ freelance2019sp1_fp19.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.2_sp29.0;0 ≤ v ≤ V9.2 SP29.0.09.0;0
v ≤ Freelance 2013v ≤ Freelance 2013SP1v ≤ Freelance 2016v ≤ Freelance 2016SP1v ≤ Freelance 2019v ≤ Freelance 2019 SP1v ≤ Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1v ≤ freelance2013v ≤ freelance2013sp1v ≤ freelance2016v ≤ freelance2016sp1v ≤ freelance2019v ≤ freelance2019sp1v ≤ freelance2019sp1_fp1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-839

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