Intelligent Platforms Proficy Plant Applications
CVE-2012-0230
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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1DescriptionCVE.org
PRRDS.exe in the Proficy Remote Data Service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Plant Applications 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TCP session on port 12299.
AnalysisAI
PRRDS.exe in the Proficy Remote Data Service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Plant Applications 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or. Rated critical severity (CVSS 10.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. PRRDS.exe in the Proficy Remote Data Service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Plant Applications 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TCP session on port 12299. Affected products include: Ge Intelligent Platforms Proficy Plant Applications.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
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