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

Published 2016-07-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Eaton Elcsoft

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-407
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-182-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91524 (vdb-entry)

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.