# CVE-2011-5163: Buffer overflow in an unspecified third-party component in the Batch module for Schneider Electric CitectSCADA before 7.20 and Mitsubishi MX

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-15 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in an unspecified third-party component in the Batch module for Schneider Electric CitectSCADA before 7.20 and Mitsubishi MX4 SCADA before 7.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a login sequence.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.citect.com/citectscada-batch
- http://www.osvdb.org/76937
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-279-02.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46779
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026306
- https://my.mitsubishi-automation.com/downloads_show.php?portal_id=1&doc_type=safety&scat=2&sstr=MX4%2CSCADA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46786

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