CVE-2012-4689
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Integer overflow in CimWebServer.exe in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed HTTP request.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationProficy HMI/SCADA – CIMPLICITYcisa_csaf_ot
As with any third-party product, ensure that your IIS Web server is up to date with the latest security patches and follow any secure configuration recommendations from the vendor.
- MitigationProficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITYcisa_csaf_ot
As with any third-party product, ensure that your IIS Web server is up to date with the latest security patches and follow any secure configuration recommendations from the vendor.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.7–7.1
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 4.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ge intelligent platforms proficy process systemsall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ge intelligent platforms proficy process systems with cimplicityall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-12-341-01GE Proficy HMI/SCADA Cimplicity Integer Overflow2012-09-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51789cnnvd
- http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153cnnvd
- http://www.ge-ip.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57188cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-341-01.pdfcnnvd
- http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-341-01.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB15153nvd
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