Improper Null Termination in Siemens products - CVE-2021-31887
Published: November 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58087
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31887
CWE-ID: CWE-170
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper null termination when the FTP server does not properly validate the length of the “PWD/XPWD” command. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
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)
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)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31887
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nucleus ReadyStart - addressed in versions 4.1.1, 2017.02.4