Rockwell ControlLogix controllers up to 20 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rockwell ControlLogix controllers up to 20. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6438. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell ControlLogix controllers up to 20 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products; 1756-ENBT, 1756-EWEB, 1768-ENBT, and 1768-EWEB communication modules; CompactLogix L32E and L35E controllers; 1788-ENBT FLEXLogix adapter; 1794-AENTR FLEX I/O EtherNet/IP adapter; ControlLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix 18 and earlier; GuardLogix 18 and earlier; SoftLogix 18 and earlier; CompactLogix controllers 19 and earlier; SoftLogix controllers 19 and earlier; ControlLogix controllers 20 and earlier; GuardLogix controllers 20 and earlier; and MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NIC crash and communication outage) via a malformed CIP packet.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6438 since 12/26/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-63423, VDB-63422, VDB-63421 and VDB-63420 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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12/26/2012 🔍
01/24/2013 +29 days 🔍
01/24/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +789 days 🔍
07/01/2025 +3751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-6438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63419
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 07/01/2025 00:41
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (45), 03/27/2019 19:12 (1), 07/01/2025 00:41 (24)
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