SB2020021216 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens Industrial Products
Published: February 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020021216
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18065)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the _set_key() function, as defined in the agent/helpers/table_container.c source code file due to a NULL pointer exception bug. A remote attacker can send a malicious UDP packet, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition, cause the application to crash.
2) Remote code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5621)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to the snmp_pdu_parse function in snmp_api.c does not remove the varBind variable in a netsnmp_variable_list item when parsing of the SNMP PDU fails. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input and cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.