CVE-2011-4530

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Published Jan 8, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 does not properly copy fields obtained from clients, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception and daemon crash) via long fields, as demonstrated by fields to the (1) open_session->workstation->NAME or (2) grant->VERSION function.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:automation_license_manager:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.1% (4.080% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=content
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Siemens Automation License Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jan 8, 2012, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved: Nov 22, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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