📄 الوصف (الإنجليزية)
SC v7.16 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 1052 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode in the application context.
🤖 ملخص AI
CVE-2018-25222 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in SC v7.16 with a CVSS score of 8.4 that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code through oversized input exceeding 1052 bytes. The vulnerability enables attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with application-level privileges. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls and input validation enforcement.
📄 الوصف (العربية)
🤖 التحليل الذكي آخر تحليل: Apr 24, 2026 09:18
🇸🇦 التأثير على المملكة العربية السعودية
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi government agencies, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators using SC v7.16. Banking sector (SAMA-regulated entities) faces elevated risk if SC is used in legacy trading or administrative systems. Government entities under NCA oversight and energy sector organizations (ARAMCO, utilities) are at risk if SC is deployed in operational technology or administrative applications. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) may be affected if SC is used in network management or billing systems. The local-only attack vector limits exposure but is critical in multi-user environments and shared administrative systems common in Saudi enterprises.
🏢 القطاعات السعودية المتأثرة
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 تقنيات MITRE ATT&CK
⚖️ درجة المخاطر السعودية (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running SC v7.16 across your organization through asset inventory and vulnerability scanning
2. Restrict local access to systems running SC v7.16 through access control lists and privilege management
3. Implement input validation and length checks on all user-supplied data to SC applications (maximum 1052 bytes)
4. Disable or isolate SC v7.16 applications if not critical to operations
Compensating Controls:
5. Deploy application-level input sanitization and bounds checking before data reaches SC
6. Implement stack canaries and ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) at OS level
7. Run SC v7.16 in sandboxed environments with minimal privileges
8. Monitor for abnormal process behavior and shellcode execution patterns
Patching Guidance:
9. Contact SC vendor for security updates or migration path to patched versions
10. Evaluate alternative applications with active security support
11. If upgrade unavailable, implement strict change management and access controls
Detection Rules:
12. Monitor for processes spawning from SC with unusual parent-child relationships
13. Alert on stack overflow attempts: input strings >1052 bytes to SC applications
14. Track unauthorized code execution in SC application context
15. Log all local access attempts to SC v7.16 systems
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل SC v7.16 عبر جرد الأصول والفحص الضعيف
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل SC v7.16 من خلال قوائم التحكم في الوصول
3. تنفيذ التحقق من صحة الإدخال والتحقق من الطول على جميع البيانات المزودة من قبل المستخدم (الحد الأقصى 1052 بايت)
4. تعطيل أو عزل تطبيقات SC v7.16 إذا لم تكن حرجة للعمليات
الضوابط التعويضية:
5. نشر تنظيف الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق والتحقق من الحدود قبل وصول البيانات إلى SC
6. تنفيذ stack canaries و ASLR على مستوى نظام التشغيل
7. تشغيل SC v7.16 في بيئات معزولة بامتيازات محدودة
8. مراقبة السلوك غير الطبيعي للعملية وأنماط تنفيذ shellcode
إرشادات التصحيح:
9. الاتصال بمورد SC للحصول على تحديثات الأمان أو مسار الترقية
10. تقييم التطبيقات البديلة مع دعم الأمان النشط
11. إذا كان الترقية غير متاحة، تنفيذ إدارة التغيير الصارمة والتحكم في الوصول
قواعد الكشف:
12. مراقبة العمليات المنبثقة من SC مع علاقات الوالد والطفل غير المعتادة
13. تنبيه محاولات تجاوز المكدس: سلاسل إدخال >1052 بايت لتطبيقات SC
14. تتبع تنفيذ الكود غير المصرح به في سياق تطبيق SC
15. تسجيل جميع محاولات الوصول المحلي لأنظمة SC v7.16
📋 خريطة الامتثال التنظيمي
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control: Restrict local access to vulnerable systems
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Management: Implement privilege restrictions
ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Cryptography and Security of Cryptographic Keys: Monitor for unauthorized code execution
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Audit Logging: Log all access and execution attempts on SC v7.16
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging: Implement detection rules for buffer overflow attempts
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2: Hardware and software assets are inventoried - identify SC v7.16 deployments
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1: Access to physical and logical assets is managed - restrict local access
SAMA CSF PR.DS-5: Protections against data leaks are implemented - monitor for code execution
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1: The network is monitored for unusual activity - detect overflow attempts
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2: Incidents are mitigated - isolate affected systems
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of duties: Restrict SC v7.16 access by role
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User endpoint devices: Implement input validation controls
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Password management: Enforce access restrictions to vulnerable systems
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Event logging: Log all SC v7.16 access and execution events
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Change management: Implement strict controls for SC v7.16 updates
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 1.1 - Firewall configuration: Restrict network access to SC v7.16 systems
PCI DSS 2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters: Implement input validation
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches: Monitor for vendor updates and compensating controls
PCI DSS 10.2 - Audit logging: Log all access to systems running SC v7.16