CVE-2016-5796
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2017-02-13
- WeaknessCWE-119
Am I affected?
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Description
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.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2017-02-1321:59CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-5796?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-5796?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | = 1.2.8.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | = 2.1.2.2 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
FATEK Automation Designer Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
FATEK Automation Automation PM Designer V3: 2.1.2.2 · FATEK Automation Automation FV Designer: 1.2.8.0
Fix
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-287-06 · 2 productsFATEK Automation has not responded to requests to work with ICS-CERT to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-287-06 · 2 productsZDI has published the PM Designer vulnerability. It is available at: (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-525/)
Advisories and patches
- ics-cert.us-cert.govMitigation
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.3 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2017-02-13
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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