PT-2015-3708 · Ge · Proficy Hmi/Scada - Cimplicity

Published 2015-01-17 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2014-2355

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GE Proficy HMI/SCADA-CIMPLICITY versions 8.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted CIMPLICITY screen file. This can be achieved by exploiting the CimView and CimEdit components.

Recommendations For GE Proficy HMI/SCADA-CIMPLICITY versions 8.2 and earlier, consider restricting access to the CimView and CimEdit components until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using crafted CIMPLICITY screen files.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-2355

Affected Products

Proficy Hmi/Scada - Cimplicity

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2355 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/137337 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2355 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-289-02 · Note
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-289-02 · Note