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critical 10.0

CVE-2012-0245 json

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RobNetScanHost.exe in ABB Robot Communications Runtime before 5.14.02, as used in ABB Interlink Mo…

published 2012-03-09 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0281

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.1%
EPSS 8.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RobNetScanHost.exe in ABB Robot Communications Runtime before 5.14.02, as used in ABB Interlink Module, IRC5 OPC Server, PC SDK, PickMaster 3 and 5, RobView 5, RobotStudio, WebWare SDK, and WebWare Server, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) 0xA or (2) 0xE Netscan packet.

Patch / fix

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-12-059-01 updated cvss 10.0

ABB Robot Communications Runtime Buffer Overflow

  • ABB Interlink Module >=4.6, <=4.9 ABB IRC5 OPC Server <=5.14.01 ABB PC SDK <=5.14.01 ABB PickMaster 3 <=3.3 ABB PickMaster 5 <=5.13 ABB Robot Communications Runtime <=5.14.01
    +4 more products
    ABB RobotStudio supporting IRC5 <=5.14.01 ABB RobView 5 ABB WebWare SDK >=4.6, <=4.9 ABB WebWare Server >=4.6, <=4.91
    affected: mitigation “ABB has issued a customer notification as well as a patch to correct this vulnerability.”

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

8.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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