Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0241. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech WebAccess 5.0/6.0 (SCADA Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a modified stream identifier to a function.

The weakness was disclosed 02/21/2012 by Luigi Auriemma with Information and Communication Security Technology (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0241 since 12/21/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11895 (Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73281), Exploit-DB (17772), SecurityFocus (BID 52051†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34686†). The entries VDB-60302, VDB-60301, VDB-60300 and VDB-60299 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebAccess 5.0

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10/31/2011 🔍
12/21/2011 +51 days 🔍
02/16/2012 +57 days 🔍
02/21/2012 +5 days 🔍
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03/19/2012 +27 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1099 days 🔍
07/04/2025 +3756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Organization: Information and Communication Security Technology
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60297
X-Force: 73281
SecurityFocus: 52051 - Advantech WebAccess Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 34686 - Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess Before 7.0 Remote DoS via a Modified Stream Identifier to a Function, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 07/04/2025 05:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (53), 04/10/2017 12:00 (11), 07/04/2025 05:53 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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