CVE-2012-0245

critical

Published 2012-03-09 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
abb	interlink_module	`-`
abb	irc5_opc_server	`-`
abb	pc_sdk	`-`
abb	pickmaster_3	`-`
abb	pickmaster_5	`-`
abb	robot_communications_runtime	`{"endIncluding":"5.14.01"}`
abb	robotstudio	`-`
abb	robview_5	`-`
abb	webware_sdk	`-`
abb	webware_server	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.