Out-of-bounds write in SIMATIC Logon - CVE-2017-9938

 

Out-of-bounds write in SIMATIC Logon - CVE-2017-9938

Published: July 12, 2017 / Updated: July 12, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7470
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9938
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC Logon

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bound write. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the SIMATIC Logon Remote Access service on port 16389/tcp, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9938

Update to version 1.6.

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