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CVE-2012-0257

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Invensys Archestra Application Object Toolkit: through 3.2
• Invensys Foxboro Control Software: through 3.1
• Invensys Infusion Control Edition: through 2.5
• Invensys Infusion Foundation Edition: through 2.5
• Invensys Infusion Scada: through 2.5
• Invensys Intouch: 10.0, 10.5
• Invensys Wonderware Application Server: through 2012
• Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server Portal: through 4.5; 3.1, 4.0, 4.0-sp1

References

• 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

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