CVE-2012-3015 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a project folder, affecting Siemens SIMATIC STEP7 users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-3015?
CVE-2012-3015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC STEP7 before 5.5 SP1, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 7.1 SP3 and earlier and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a STEP7 project folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3015?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Siemens Simatic Pcs7, Siemens Simatic Step 7.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-3015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvr3-fqr5-pf4c.