CVE-2012-0229: ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0229 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in ge intelligent_platforms_proficy_historian. EPSS estimates a 4.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-03-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Data Archiver service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted session on TCP port 14000 to (1) ihDataArchiver.exe or (2) ihDataArchiver_x64.exe.

• 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.