# CVE-2018-20818: A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the OpenPLC controller, in the OpenPLC\_v2 and OpenPLC\_v3 versions.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the OpenPLC controller, in the OpenPLC_v2 and OpenPLC_v3 versions. It occurs in the modbus.cpp mapUnusedIO() function, which can cause a runtime crash of the PLC or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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## References

- https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.07477

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