CVE-2012-3026
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-2012-3010 and CVE-2012-3021.
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 confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in rifsrvd.exe, the Remote Interface Service executable in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal versions 2.6 through 3.5 SP1. Remote attackers can send specially crafted long input data to trigger memory corruption, causing denial of service through service crashes or potentially achieving arbitrary code execution.
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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Confirm Proficy Real-Time Information Portal is installedLook for GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal in the list of installed programs via Control Panel > Programs and Features, or check the installation directory for the product (typically under C:\Program Files\GE Intelligent Platforms or similar).Affected if The software is present on the system.
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Identify the installed versionCheck the version of Proficy Real-Time Information Portal by right-clicking the main executable or DLL in the installation folder, selecting Properties, and viewing the Version tab. Alternatively, check any version information displayed by the software in its About or Help menu.Affected if The version matches 2.6, 3.0, 3.5, or any version in the range 2.6 through 3.5 SP1.
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Verify rifsrvd.exe is presentSearch for the file rifsrvd.exe in the Proficy Real-Time Information Portal installation directory and any subdirectories.Affected if The executable exists on the system.
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Check if Remote Interface Service is runningOpen Task Manager or use the command 'tasklist /SVC' to check if rifsrvd.exe is running as a Windows service.Affected if The service process is currently active.
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Determine if the service is listening on network portsUse 'netstat -ano' or a network port scanner to identify open ports associated with the Remote Interface Service. Look for listening TCP/UDP ports in the range commonly used by this service.Affected if The service is bound to a network interface and accepting connections.
A system is affected if GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real-Time Information Portal versions 2.6 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-supplied patches for this vulnerability; if patches are unavailable, implement network segmentation to restrict access to the Remote Interface Service port and consider upgrading to a supported version of the software.
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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-2012-3026 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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