CVE-2011-4531 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted content in a (1) get_target_ocx_param or (2) send_target_ocx_param command.

Published: 2012-01-08

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 35.3% 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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.35345.

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: 2024-09-17T02:36:36.991Z

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

Link: CVE-2011-4531

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-01-08T20:55:01.280

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

Link: CVE-2011-4531

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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