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MEDIUM
CVE-2017-12732
GE CIMPLICITY Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12732 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 Ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12732.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12732 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-121
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} 0.04%

score

0.78901

percentile

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