VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12732

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.75%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-10-05

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Primary references

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource