# CVE-2012-1817: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the system by tricking users into opening a malicious project file in Emerson DeltaV software.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xj2-wj79-c4pm

## What is CVE-2012-1817?

CVE-2012-1817 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 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

Buffer overflow in Emerson DeltaV and DeltaV Workstations 9.3.1, 10.3.1, 11.3, and 11.3.1 and DeltaV ProEssentials Scientific Graph 5.0.0.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid field in a project file.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1817?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Emerson Deltav, Emerson Deltav Proessentials Scientific Graph, Emerson Deltav Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1817 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-14793](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14793/): Memory corruption in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-14795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14795/): Path traversal in DeltaV (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-44463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44463/): Emerson DeltaV Uncontrolled Search Path Element (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-14791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14791/): Privilege escalation in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-14797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14797/): Other in DeltaV DCS (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1817 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1817 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1817/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1817/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1817
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1817
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1817

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1817/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.