SB2017122206 - Man-in-the-middle in Siemens LOGO! Soft Comfort



SB2017122206 - Man-in-the-middle in Siemens LOGO! Soft Comfort

Published: December 22, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017122206
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12740)

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.

The weakness exists due to lack of integrity verification on software packages downloaded via an unprotected communication channel. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique and manipulate the software package.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.