What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1802?

CVE-2012-1802 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.7%.

Scalance Xr 300 Firmware CVE-2012-1802

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-04-18 cret@cert.org

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Siemens Scalance Xr 300 Firmware Scalance X414 3E Firmware Scalance X414 3E Scalance X308 2M Firmware Scalance X308 2M Scalance X 300Eec Firmware Scalance X 300Eec Scalance Xr 300 Scalance X 300 Firmware Scalance X 300

7.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 18, 2012 - 10:33 cve.org

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in the embedded web server on the Siemens Scalance X Industrial Ethernet switch X414-3E before 3.7.1, X308-2M before 3.7.2, X-300EEC before 3.7.2, XR-300 before 3.7.2, and X-300 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed URL.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in the embedded web server on the Siemens Scalance X Industrial Ethernet switch X414-3E before 3.7.1, X308-2M before 3.7.2, X-300EEC before 3.7.2, XR-300 before 3.7.2, and X-300. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), 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. Buffer overflow in the embedded web server on the Siemens Scalance X Industrial Ethernet switch X414-3E before 3.7.1, X308-2M before 3.7.2, X-300EEC before 3.7.2, XR-300 before 3.7.2, and X-300 before 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed URL. Affected products include: Siemens Scalance X414-3E Firmware, Siemens Scalance X414-3E, Siemens Scalance X308-2M Firmware, Siemens Scalance X308-2M, Siemens Scalance X-300Eec Firmware. Version information: before 3.7.1.

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.