Buffer overflow in Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/scada Cimplicity
CVE-2017-12732
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior. A function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. The next packet length is not verified, allowing a buffer overwrite that could lead to an arbitrary remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (54.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/scada Cimplicity
- Ge Cimplicity — versions GE CIMPLICITY
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12732?
- CVE-2017-12732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/scada Cimplicity, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-10-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12732?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.