#VU7383 Denial of service in SIPROTEC 4 and Siprotec Compact - CVE-2016-7113

 

#VU7383 Denial of service in SIPROTEC 4 and Siprotec Compact - CVE-2016-7113

Published: July 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7383
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7113
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIPROTEC 4
Siprotec Compact
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The weakness exists due to an error in the EN100 Ethernet module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP packets to TCP port 80 and cause the device to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Update SIPROTEC 4 to version 4.29.
Update SIPROTEC Compact to version 4.29.

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