CVE-2012-0221 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk services by sending crafted packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0221?
CVE-2012-0221 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FactoryTalk (FT) RNADiagReceiver service in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley FactoryTalk CPR9 through SR5 and RSLogix 5000 17 through 20 does not properly handle the return value from an unspecified function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0221?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk, Rockwellautomation Rslogix 5000.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-0221 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0221 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrfm-rrr4-2hxh.