CVE-2012-4715
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.078 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Buffer overflow in LogReceiver.exe in Rockwell Automation RSLinx Enterprise CPR9, CPR9-SR1, CPR9-SR2, CPR9-SR3, CPR9-SR4, CPR9-SR5, CPR9-SR5.1, and CPR9-SR6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a UDP packet with a certain integer length value that is (1) too large or (2) too small, leading to improper handling by Logger.dll.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationFactoryTalk Services Platform and RSLinx Enterprisecisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation’s recommendation to asset owners using FTSP or RSLinx CPR9 through CPR9-SR4 is to upgrade to CPR9-SR5 or newer. Rockwell Automation also recommends that all asset owners using FTSP or RSLinx CPR9-SR5 and newer should apply the correlating patch for the version they are using.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- rockwellautomation rslinx enterprise= cpr9nvdUScpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:rslinx_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-13-095-02ARockwell Automation FactoryTalk and RSLinx Vulnerabilities2013-01-07icsa · 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
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-095-02.pdfcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52808cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58915cnnvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/537599cnnvd
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-095-02.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/537599enisa_euvd
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-095-02.pdfUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/537599nvd
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