What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-3017?

CVE-2012-3017 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: 0.9%.

Simatic S7 400 Cpu Firmware CVE-2012-3017

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-07-31 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Buffer Overflow Siemens Denial Of Service Simatic S7 400 Cpu Firmware Simatic S7 400 Cpu 414 3 Pn Dp Simatic S7 400 Cpu 416 3 Pn Dp Simatic S7 400 Cpu 416F 3 Pn Dp

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

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 31, 2012 - 10:45 cve.org

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 PN CPU devices with firmware 5.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition and service outage) via (1) malformed HTTP traffic or (2) malformed. 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. Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 PN CPU devices with firmware 5.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition and service outage) via (1) malformed HTTP traffic or (2) malformed IP packets. Affected products include: Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 414-3 Pn\/Dp, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 416-3 Pn\/Dp, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 416F-3 Pn\/Dp.

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.