CVE-2012-0257

medium

Published 2012-04-02 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

6.8

VIR risk

6.8

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the WWCabFile ActiveX component in the Wonderware System Platform in Invensys Wonderware Application Server 2012 and earlier, Foxboro Control Software 3.1 and earlier, InFusion CE/FE/SCADA 2.5 and earlier, Wonderware Information Server 4.5 and earlier, ArchestrA Application Object Toolkit 3.2 and earlier, and InTouch 10.0 through 10.5 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the Open member, leading to a function-pointer overwrite.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
invensys	archestra_application_object_toolkit	`{"endIncluding":"3.2"}`
invensys	foxboro_control_software	`{"endIncluding":"3.1"}`
invensys	infusion_control_edition	`{"endIncluding":"2.5"}`
invensys	infusion_foundation_edition	`{"endIncluding":"2.5"}`
invensys	infusion_scada	`{"endIncluding":"2.5"}`
invensys	intouch	`10.0`
invensys	intouch	`10.5`
invensys	wonderware_application_server	`{"endIncluding":"2012"}`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`{"endIncluding":"4.5"}`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`3.1`
invensys	wonderware_information_server	`4.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.