Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) COM and (2) ActiveX controls in ABB WebWare Server, WebWare SDK, Interlink Module, S4 OPC Serve
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) COM and (2) ActiveX controls in ABB WebWare Server, WebWare SDK, Interlink Module, S4 OPC Server, QuickTeach, RobotStudio S4, and RobotStudio Lite allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input data.
- Published
- Apr 18, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.6% · 74th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| abb | interlink module | cpe:2.3:a:abb:interlink_module |
| abb | quickteach | cpe:2.3:a:abb:quickteach |
| abb | robotstudio lite | cpe:2.3:a:abb:robotstudio_lite |
| abb | robotstudio s4 | cpe:2.3:a:abb:robotstudio_s4 |
| abb | s4 opc server | cpe:2.3:a:abb:s4_opc_server |
| abb | webware sdk | cpe:2.3:a:abb:webware_sdk |
| abb | webware server | cpe:2.3:a:abb:webware_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- abb interlink moduleall versions
- abb quickteachall versions
- abb robotstudio liteall versions
- abb robotstudio s4all versions
- abb s4 opc serverall versions
- abb webware sdkall versions
- abb webware serverall versions
Same product
abb: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-0245Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RobNetScanHost.exe in ABB Robot Communications Runtime before 5.14.02, as used in ABB Interlink Mod42Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/48693
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52888
- www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-095-01A.pdf
- www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot348.nsf/veritydisplay/35df9dc4a94ae83ac12579ca0043acc1/%24file/SI10231A2%20rev%200.pdf
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.