CVE-2012-0222 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk and RSLogix 5000 via 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-2012-0222?

CVE-2012-0222 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0222?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk, Rockwellautomation Rslogix 5000.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0222 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-2012-0222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xfh-grr6-gwhh.

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