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CVE-2012-0221

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The FactoryTalk (FT) RNADiagReceiver service in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley FactoryTalk CPR9 through SR5 and RSLogix 5000 17 through 20 does not properly handle the return value from an unspecified function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

• Rockwellautomation Factorytalk: cpr9, cpr9_sr5
• Rockwellautomation Rslogix 5000: 17, 18, 19, 20

References

• http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/469937
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-088-01.pdf
• http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/469937
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-088-01.pdf

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