Description
Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) 4.0 through 5.1+SP1+Upd1 does not properly copy fields obtained from clients, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception and daemon crash) via long fields, as demonstrated by fields to the (1) open_session->workstation->NAME or (2) grant->VERSION function.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txtExploit
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=contentVendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdfUS Government Resource
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/almsrvx_1-adv.txtExploit
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/57252401?func=ll&objId=57252401&objAction=csView&nodeid0=17323948&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=contentVendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/114358
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-361-01.pdfUS Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 8, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified