Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-0257

Title: Invensys Wonderware Application Server RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-0257.

CWE Category CWE-119
Published Date Apr 02, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.8 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
3.20%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-0257: 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.

Impacted Vendors

I
intouch 1
I
invensys 8
A
aveva 1

Reference Links

http://osvdb.org/80891 http://secunia.com/advisories/48675 http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-081-01.pdf https://wdnresource.wonderware.com/support/docs/_SecurityBulletins/Security_Bulletin_LFSEC00000071.pdf http://osvdb.org/80891 http://secunia.com/advisories/48675 http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-081-01.pdf https://wdnresource.wonderware.com/support/docs/_SecurityBulletins/Security_Bulletin_LFSEC00000071.pdf
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-0257 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.