HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-0245

Interlink Module vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
8.2%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RobNetScanHost.exe in ABB Robot Communications Runtime before 5.14.02, as used in ABB Interlink Module, IRC5 OPC Server, PC SDK, PickMaster 3 and 5, RobView 5, RobotStudio, WebWare SDK, and WebWare Server, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) 0xA or (2) 0xE Netscan packet.
Affected vendor
Abb
Affected product
Interlink Module
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2012-03-09

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 8.2% 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-2012-0245

  • Confirm whether Abb Interlink Module is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-0245.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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