VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-4530
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-01-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 does not properly copy fields obtained from clients, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception and daemon crash) via long fields, as demonstrated by fields to the (1) open_session->workstation->NAME or (2) grant->VERSION function.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cret@cert.org — Exploit
- cret@cert.org — Vendor Advisory
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org — US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — US Government Resource