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CVE-2011-4874

Use-after-free vulnerability in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.1.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (data corruption and application crash) via a crafted project (aka .pra) file.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-4874 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from microsys organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-04-13T10:41:49.697

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:35:33.320

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsys	promotic	≤ 8.1.6	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.0	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.1	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.2	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.3	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.4	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.5	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.6	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.7	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.8	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.9	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.10	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.11	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.12	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.0.13	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.0	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.1	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.2	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.3	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.4	Yes
Application	microsys	promotic	8.1.5	Yes

References

http://www.promotic.eu/en/pmdoc/News.htm#ver80107 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52988 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-102-03.pdf US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74846 ([email protected])
http://www.promotic.eu/en/pmdoc/News.htm#ver80107 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52988 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-102-03.pdf US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74846 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsys's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.