Improper input validation in Siemens Automation License Manager - CVE-2018-11456
Published: August 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14418
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11456
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted network packets to determine whether a network port on another remote system is accessible and do basic network scanning using the victim’s machine.
Affected software
Siemens Automation License Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11456
Update to version 5.3.4.4.
Siemens Automation License Manager - update to 6.0.1