Type Confusion in Siemens products - CVE-2021-31344

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58078

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31344

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within ICMP echo packets with fake IP options. A remote attacker can send specially crafted ICMP echo reply messages to arbitrary hosts on the network.

Nucleus NET
Nucleus Source Code
Capital VSTAR
Nucleus ReadyStart
APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
APOGEE MBC (PPC) (P2 Ethernet)
APOGEE MEC (PPC) (BACnet)
APOGEE MEC (PPC) (P2 Ethernet)
APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet)
APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet)
APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet)
APOGEE PXC Modular (P2 Ethernet)
TALON TC Compact (BACnet)
TALON TC Modular (BACnet)
SIMOTICS CONNECT 400
PLUSCONTROL 1st Gen

Install updates from vendor's website.

Nucleus ReadyStart - addressed in versions 4.1.1, 2017.02.4
SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 - update to 1.0.0.0

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-044112.pdf

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens Nucleus RTOS TCP/IP Stack
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens APOGEE and TALON Products
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens Capital VSTAR
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens PLUSCONTROL 1st Gen
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMOTICS CONNECT 400