4.6
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-5163
Schneider Electric CitectSCADA Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in an unspecified third-party component in the Batch module for Schneider Electric CitectSCADA before 7.20 and Mitsubishi MX4 SCADA before 7.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a login sequence.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2012, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-5163 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Schneider-electric citectscada
1 Mitsubishi-automation mx4_scada
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-5163 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-5163 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-5163 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/46779
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/46786
    Added Reference http://www.citect.com/citectscada-batch
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/76937
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026306
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-279-02.pdf
    Added Reference https://my.mitsubishi-automation.com/downloads_show.php?portal_id=1&doc_type=safety&scat=2&sstr=MX4%2CSCADA
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://my.mitsubishi-automation.com/downloads_show.php?portal_id=1&doc_type=safety&scat=2&sstr=MX4%2CSCADA [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://my.mitsubishi-automation.com/downloads_show.php?portal_id=1&doc_type=safety&scat=2&sstr=MX4,SCADA
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} -0.03%

score

0.34266

percentile