Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in HistorySvr.exe in WellinTech KingView 6.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 777.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- KingView 6.5.3 - SCADA HMI Heap Overflow EDB-15957 · remote · Jan 9, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- ICSA-11-017-01 WellinTech Kingview 6.53 Remote Heap Overflow CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 9, 2025
References
- kingview-historysvr-bo(64559) vdb-entry
- 15957 exploit
- 45727 vdb-entry
- http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/showCnnvd.html?id=2011010108
- 42851 third-party-advisory
- 70366 vdb-entry
- 8134 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0063 vdb-entry
- http://thesauceofutterpwnage.blogspot.com/2011/01/waking-up-sleeping-dragon.html
- http://www.kingview.com/news/detail.aspx?contentid=528
- VU#180119 third-party-advisory