Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

BID:54215

Info

Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 54215
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2012-2515
CVE-2012-2516
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 27 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:26AM
Credit: Andrea Micalizzi
Vulnerable: General Electric Proficy HMI/SCADA-iFIX 5.1
General Electric Proficy HMI/SCADA-iFIX 5.0
General Electric Proficy Historian 4.5
General Electric Proficy Historian 4.0
General Electric Proficy Historian 3.5
General Electric Proficy Historian 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Multiple GE Proficy Products are prone to remote stack-based buffer-overflow and command-injection vulnerabilities.

The attacker can exploit the remote command-injection issue to execute arbitrary shell commands in the context of the application (typically Internet Explorer) that uses the ActiveX control.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of an application (typically Internet Explorer) that uses the ActiveX control. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Multiple GE Proficy Products Stack Buffer Overflow and Command Injection Vulnerabilities

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