CVE-2012-1800: siemens scalance_s_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1800 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in siemens scalance_s_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-04-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Profinet DCP protocol implementation on the Siemens Scalance S Security Module firewall S602 V2, S612 V2, and S613 V2 with firmware before 2.3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DCP frame.

• 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.