CVE-2012-3010
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 · uneditedrifsrvd.exe in the Remote Interface Service in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 through 3.5 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and service crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via long input data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3021 and CVE-2012-3026.
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 · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in rifsrvd.exe (Remote Interface Service) in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal versions 2.6 through 3.5 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause memory corruption, service crashes, or potentially execute arbitrary code via specially crafted long input data sent to the service.
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= 2.6= 3.0= 3.5CVSS 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
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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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Identify if GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal is installedCheck the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal' or look in Add/Remove Programs. Alternatively, check common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\GE Digital or C:\Program Files (x86)\GE Digital for a folder containing 'Proficy' and 'Real-Time Information Portal'.Affected if The product is found on the system, proceed to version check.
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Determine the installed version of the softwareLocate the version information in the Windows registry uninstall entry, or check for a version file within the installation directory. Compare your installed version against the affected range: 2.6, 3.0, and 3.5 through 3.5 SP1.Affected if The installed version falls within 2.6, 3.0, 3.5, or any 3.5.x version up to and including SP1.
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Verify the Remote Interface Service (rifsrvd.exe) is presentOpen Windows Services (services.msc) and look for a service named 'Remote Interface Service' or check for the process rifsrvd.exe running in Task Manager. The executable is typically located in the Proficy installation bin directory.Affected if The rifsrvd.exe service or process is found on the system.
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Check network exposure of the Remote Interface ServiceUse the command 'netstat -an' or review Windows Firewall rules to determine if the port used by rifsrvd.exe (commonly port 80 or 443, verify in service documentation) is listening on external network interfaces. Check if the service is bound to 0.0.0.0 or external IP addresses versus localhost only.Affected if The service is listening on external/network-accessible IP addresses rather than only localhost.
A system is affected if GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal versions 2.6, 3.0, or 3.5 through 3.5 SP1 is installed with the Remote Interface Service (rifsrvd.exe) running and exposed to the network.
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 vendor patches for this vulnerability; if patches unavailable, implement network segmentation and access controls to restrict exposure of the Remote Interface Service to trusted networks only.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-3010 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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