CVE-2011-4529 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serialid field in an _licensekey command, as demonstrated by the (1) check_licensekey or (2) read_licensekey command.

Published: 2012-01-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 48.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:automation_license_manager:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.48278.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=content
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Siemens Automation License Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-01-08T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:46:10.128Z

Reserved: 2011-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4529

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-01-08T20:55:01.187

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4529

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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