#VU28935 Heap-based buffer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2020-7586 

 

#VU28935 Heap-based buffer overflow in Siemens products - CVE-2020-7586

Published: June 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28935
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7586
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC PCS 7
SIMATIC PDM
SIMATIC STEP 7
SINAMICS STARTER
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the applicatoin, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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