CVE-2017-12732

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.007 · 55 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.75% (55th) EPSS

CVSS 4.9 · medium

Is it mine?

4 products

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior. A function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. The next packet length is not verified, allowing a buffer overwrite that could lead to an arbitrary remote code execution.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedCimplicitycisa_csaf_ot
GE has released CIMPLICITY software Version 9.5 and they recommend that users update to that version or the latest version. The Series 90 TCP/IP communications support has been deprecated and users are encouraged to use the “convert to triplex” application tool, which has been available since CIMPLICITY Version 6.1, to obtain communication support if needed. Documentation and information on procedures, as well as the upgrade to Version 9.5, can be located at the following location (login required):
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/communities/CC_Contact

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.9mediumAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 4.4 · impact 6.4

v3.06.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.9 · impact 5.9

v3.06.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.06.2mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-121USCWE-121US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

CIMPLICITY: Versions 9.0 and priorall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
General Electric (GE) Cimplicity≤ 9.0cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a GE CIMPLICITY≤ GE CIMPLICITYenisa_euvdEU
ge intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada cimplicity≤ 9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-17-278-01AGE CIMPLICITY (Update A)2017-10-05icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ATTENTION: Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-10-05modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 cnnvd
https://www.ge.com/Patchcnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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