CVE-2016-8364
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2017-02-13
- WeaknessCWE-119
Am I affected?
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Description
An issue was discovered in IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC prior to 4.12b. Object memory can read a network packet that is larger than the space that is available, a Heap-based Buffer Overflow.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2017-02-1321:59CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.12 | ≤ 4.12 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC CPX43 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
IBHsoftec S7-SoftPLC: <4.12b
Fix
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-306-02 · 1 productIBHsoftec has released a new version to address this vulnerability. It can be located on its web site at the following locations: (https://download.ibhsoftec.com/english/Demos/SoftPLC-Demo.exe)
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-16-306-02 · 1 productIBHsoftec has released a new version to address this vulnerability. It can be located on its web site at the following locations: (http://download.ibhsoftec.com/neutral/SoftPLC-Setup.exe)
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.4 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2017-02-13
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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