CVE-2016-4512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ELCSimulator in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Published: 2016-07-03

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eaton:elcsoft:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5499	Stack-based buffer overflow in ELCSimulator in Eaton ELCSoft 2.4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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 0.03583.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91524
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-407
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-182-01

History

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Subscriptions

Eaton Elcsoft

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2016-07-03T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.384Z

Reserved: 2016-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4512

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-03T14:59:07.727

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:47:41.827

Link: CVE-2016-4512

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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