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CVE-2012-4715

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4715 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from rockwellautomation organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-04-18T11:33:02.067

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes
Hardware	rockwellautomation	rslinx_enterprise	cpr9	Yes

References

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-095-02.pdf US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/537599 ([email protected])
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-095-02.pdf US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/537599 (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 rockwellautomation'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.