What is CVE-2016-4512?

CVE-2016-4512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Elcsoft, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-4512?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Eaton Elcsoft

CVE-2016-4512

Stack-based buffer overflow in ELCSimulator in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.036 (88.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Eaton Elcsoft
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4512?: CVE-2016-4512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Elcsoft, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-4512?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.