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CVE-2012-3797

Published: Jun 25, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.5%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Pro-face WinGP PC Runtime 3.1.00 and earlier, and ProServr.exe in Pro-face Pro-Server EX 1.30.000 and earlier, does not properly check packet sizes before reusing packet memory buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a short crafted packet with a certain opcode.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

pro-face
commercialaka wingp pc runtime, pro-server ex
pro-server exEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
wingp pc runtimeEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
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Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://aluigi.org/adv/proservrex_1-adv.txt
aluigi.org
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-179-01
ics-cert.us-cert.gov
http://secunia.com/advisories/49172
secunia.com
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