CVE-2011-4870: invensys wonderware_inbatch

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-4870 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in invensys wonderware_inbatch. EPSS estimates a 2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) GUIControls, (2) BatchObjSrv, and (3) BatchSecCtrl ActiveX controls in Invensys Wonderware InBatch 9.0 and 9.0 SP1, and InBatch 8.1 SP1, 9.0 SP2, and 9.5 Server and Runtime Clients, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a property value, a different issue than CVE-2011-3141.

• 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.