CVE-2012-0221 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the FactoryTalk RNADiagReceiver service within Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk CPR9 through SR5 and RSLogix 5000 versions 17 through 20. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to disrupt service by sending a specially crafted packet, causing a service outage due to improper handling of a function's return value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
cpr9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk:cpr9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpr9_sr5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk:cpr9_sr5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_5000:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_5000:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_5000:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.