Integer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2018-11458
Published: December 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16505
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11458
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling malicious input if Port 4842/TCP is manually opened in the firewall configuration of network Port X130. A remote unauthenticated attacker can specially crafted network requests to Port 4842/TCP, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileged permissions.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
SINUMERIK 808D
SINUMERIK 840D
SINUMERIK 828D
SINUMERIK 840D
SINUMERIK 828D
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11458
Update SINUMERIK 828D to version 4.7 SP6 HF1.
Update SINUMERIK 840D to version 4.7 SP6 HF5 or 4.8 SP3.
Update SINUMERIK 840D to version 4.7 SP6 HF5 or 4.8 SP3.
SINUMERIK 828D - update to 4.7 SP6 HF1
SINUMERIK 840D - addressed in versions 4.7 SP6 HF5, 4.8 SP3
SINUMERIK 840D - addressed in versions 4.7 SP6 HF5, 4.8 SP3