Buffer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2021-31883

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58083

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31883

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the DHCP client application when processing a DHCP ACK message. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system or gain access to sensitive information.

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)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Nucleus ReadyStart - addressed in versions 4.1.1, 2017.02.4

• 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