PT-2017-3778 · Siemens · Simatic

Published 2017-11-23 · Updated 2024-07-09 · CVE-2017-12741

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SIMATIC programmiруемого логического контроллера (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the software. It can be exploited by sending specially crafted packets to port 161/UDP, potentially causing a denial of service condition. The affected devices require a manual restart to recover.

Recommendations As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to port 161/UDP to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Resource Exhaustion

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-01538

CVE-2017-12741

Affected Products

Simatic

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12741 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01538 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12741 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-141614.html · Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-546832.html · Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-546832.pdf · Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-346262.pdf · Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-141614.pdf · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/85512 · Telegram Post
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/101964 · Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-346262.html · Note