CVE-2011-4529: siemens automation_license_manager

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-4529 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in siemens automation_license_manager. EPSS estimates a 6.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-01-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serialid field in an _licensekey command, as demonstrated by the (1) check_licensekey or (2) read_licensekey command.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.