THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-4529
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-4529

Automation License Manager vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.2%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Multiple buffer overflows in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serialid field in an _licensekey command, as demonstrated by the (1) check_licensekey or (2) read_licensekey command.
Affected vendor
Siemens
Affected product
Automation License Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2012-01-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-4529

  • Confirm whether Siemens Automation License Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-4529.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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