Stack-based buffer overflow in the Data Archiver service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian before 3.5 SIM 17 and 4.x before 4.0 SIM 12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted TCP message traffic.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
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| http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-243-03.pdf | us government resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50475 | vdb entry |
| http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-11-243-03A |