SB2018071605 - Denial of service in Siemens EN100 modules and Siprotec 5



SB2018071605 - Denial of service in Siemens EN100 modules and Siprotec 5

Published: July 16, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018071605
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11451)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can activate the IEC 61850-MMS communication, supply specially crafted packets to port 102/tcp and cause the service to crash.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11452)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can activate the IEC 61850-MMS communication, supply specially crafted packets to port 102/tcp and cause the service to crash if oscillographs are running.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.