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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-12732 · published 5 October 2017

CVE-2017-12732: Intelligent platforms proficy hmi\/scada cimplicity stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability

Ge · Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi\/Scada Cimplicity

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior. A function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. The next packet length is not verified, allowing a buffer overwrite that could lead to an arbitrary remote code execution.

6.8 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.75% · top 46.9% CWE-121 · Stack-based buffer overflowCWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.9
0.75%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior. A function reads a packet to indicate the next packet length. The next packet length is not verified, allowing a buffer overwrite that could lead to an arbitrary remote code execution.

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-12732), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.