CVE-2012-3009
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSiemens COMOS before 9.1 Patch 413, 9.2 before Update 03 Patch 023, and 10.0 before Patch 005 allows remote authenticated users to obtain database administrative access via unspecified method calls.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSiemens COMOS contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing authenticated users to obtain database administrative access through unspecified method calls. This affects versions 9.1 before Patch 413, 9.2 before Update 03 Patch 023, and 10.0 before Patch 005.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 9.1= 9.2= 10.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm COMOS installationCheck for Siemens COMOS installation by looking for the COMOS installation directory (commonly in Program Files/Siemens) or verify the COMOS service is running on the system.Affected if COMOS software is found on the system.
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Identify COMOS versionLocate and read the COMOS version information. This is typically available through the COMOS application (Help > About), installation directory metadata, or Windows Registry under the COMOS installation key.Affected if The displayed version is 9.1, 9.2, or 10.0.
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Determine patch levelIdentify the specific patch or update level installed for your COMOS version. Check the exact patch number (e.g., Patch 413, Update 03 Patch 023, Patch 005) as shown in the version details or release notes.Affected if The patch/update level is below 413 for version 9.1, below Update 03 Patch 023 for version 9.2, or below Patch 005 for version 10.0.
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Compare against fixed versionsCompare your installed version and patch level to the fixed versions: 9.1 Patch 413 or higher, 9.2 Update 03 Patch 023 or higher, or 10.0 Patch 005 or higher.Affected if The installed version is 9.1 before Patch 413, 9.2 before Update 03 Patch 023, or 10.0 before Patch 005.
If COMOS is installed and the version falls below 9.1 Patch 413, 9.2 Update 03 Patch 023, or 10.0 Patch 005, the system is potentially affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied patches to update COMOS to version 9.1 Patch 413 or higher, 9.2 Update 03 Patch 023 or higher, or 10.0 Patch 005 or higher.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-3009 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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