Medium severity · published Oct 5, 2017
CVE-2017-12732
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior
6.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IP
Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi/scada Cimplicity · GE
through 9.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
IP
Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi/scada Cimplicity
GE
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12732
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12732
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01
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