CVE-2012-4691

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4691
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-18 12:30:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMemory leak in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.x and 5.x before 5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted packets.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Automation License Manager 4.0 All All All
Application Siemens Automation License Manager 5.0 All All All
Application Siemens Automation License Manager 5.1 All All All
Application Siemens Automation License Manager 5.1 sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens Automation License Manager Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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