Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and Prior: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-12732 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:A/AC:M/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior. A function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. The next packet length is not verified, allowing a buffer overwrite that could lead to an arbitrary remote code execution.

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