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CVE-2011-3499

10.0 · HIGH

Progea Movicon / PowerHMI 11.2.1085 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an EIDP packet with a larg…

Published Sep 16, 2011progeaCWE-119EPSS 15.17%

Overview

CVE-2011-3499 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting progea movicon_powerhmi. It was published on September 16, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Progea Movicon / PowerHMI 11.2.1085 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an EIDP packet with a large size field, which writes a zero byte to an arbitrary memory location.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from progea. Update movicon_powerhmi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
progeamovicon_powerhmi0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3499?

CVE-2011-3499 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting progea movicon_powerhmi. It was published on September 16, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2011-3499?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-3499?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from progea. Update movicon_powerhmi to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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