What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4709?

CVE-2012-4709 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Wonderware Intouch CVE-2012-4709

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-10-13 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service XXE Wonderware Intouch

6.9

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.9 MEDIUM

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

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CVSS VectorNVD

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

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Local

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 13, 2013 - 10:20 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionCVE.org

Invensys Wonderware InTouch HMI 2012 R2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

AnalysisAI

Invensys Wonderware InTouch HMI 2012 R2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). 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. Invensys Wonderware InTouch HMI 2012 R2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via an XML document containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. Affected products include: Invensys Wonderware Intouch.

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.