Buffer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2021-27391

 

Buffer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2021-27391

Published: September 15, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56616
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27391
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
APOGEE MBC
APOGEE MEC
APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet)
APOGEE PXC Modular (P2 Ethernet)
APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet)
APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet)
TALON TC Compact (BACnet)
TALON TC Modular (BACnet)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing specific requests. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-27391

Install updates from vendor's website.

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