DNS Domain Name Record Vulnerability in APOGEE and TALON Systems by Siemens
CVE-2020-27009

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Siemens
Status
Apogee Pxc Compact (bacnet)
Apogee Pxc Compact (p2 Ethernet)
Apogee Pxc Modular (bacnet)
Apogee Pxc Modular (p2 Ethernet)
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 April 2021

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Siemens' APOGEE and TALON systems where the DNS domain name record decompression functionality fails to validate pointer offset values correctly. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the network to send malformed DNS responses, which can lead to writing beyond the allocated memory. Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected process or trigger a denial-of-service condition.

Affected Version(s)

APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet) All versions < V3.5.5

APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet) All versions < V2.8.20

APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet) All versions < V3.5.5

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-18569...
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-18057...

EPSS Score

19% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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