CVE-2011-3321
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Siemens WinCC Runtime Advanced Loader, as used in SIMATIC WinCC flexible Runtime and SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Runtime Advanced, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Siemens WinCC Runtime Advanced Loader, as used in SIMATIC WinCC flexible Runtime and SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Runtime Advanced, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 2308.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.07% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- siemens/simatic wincc flexible runtime · siemens/simatic wincc runtime
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 7.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://cache.automation.siemens.com/dnl/jI/jI0NDY5AAAA_29054992_FAQ/Siemens_Security_Advisory_SSA-460621_V1_2.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46011Vendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/29054992
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-244-01.pdfUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69803
- http://cache.automation.siemens.com/dnl/jI/jI0NDY5AAAA_29054992_FAQ/Siemens_Security_Advisory_SSA-460621_V1_2.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46011Vendor Advisory
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/29054992
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-244-01.pdfUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69803
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.