Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in SIMATIC Products from Siemens
CVE-2017-6865

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Siemens
Status
Primary Setup Tool (pst)
Simatic Automation Tool
Simatic Net Pc-software
Simatic Pcs 7 V8.1
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 May 2017

What is CVE-2017-6865?

A vulnerability has been discovered in various Siemens SIMATIC products that could allow specially crafted PROFINET DCP broadcast packets to be sent on a local Ethernet segment. This could lead to a Denial-of-Service condition for affected services, requiring manual intervention to restart and recover those services. This vulnerability affects multiple product versions and poses a risk to the operational integrity of systems utilizing these tools.

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Affected Version(s)

Primary Setup Tool (PST) All versions < V4.2 HF1

Security Configuration Tool (SCT) All versions < V5.0

Security Configuration Tool (SCT) All versions < V5.0

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-27583...
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https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98366
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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