CVE-2011-4870 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in Invensys Wonderware InBatch ActiveX controls, requiring user interaction to trigger.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4870?
CVE-2011-4870 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) GUIControls, (2) BatchObjSrv, and (3) BatchSecCtrl ActiveX controls in Invensys Wonderware InBatch 9.0 and 9.0 SP1, and InBatch 8.1 SP1, 9.0 SP2, and 9.5 Server and Runtime Clients, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a property value, a different issue than CVE-2011-3141.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Invensys Wonderware Inbatch.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-4870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgg4-h2m5-w7cc.