# CVE-2012-0245: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in RobNetScanHost.exe in ABB Robot Communications Runtime before 5.14.02, as used in ABB Interlink Mod

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/48090
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52123
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0125.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-059-01.pdf
- http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot348.nsf/veritydisplay/f261be074480dc24c12579a00049ecd5/%24file/si10227a1%20vulnerability%20security%20advisory.pdf
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-033/

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