CVE-2011-4529 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serialid field in an _licensekey command, as demonstrated by the (1) check_licensekey or (2) read_licensekey command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.86% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-01-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| siemens | automation license manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | siemens automation license manager 500.0.122.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2011-11-28 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=content
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdf
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txt
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=content
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdf
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