Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 PROFINET DCP Packet input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Siemens SIMATIC S7-300, SIMATIC S7-400, SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panel, HMI Multi Panel and HMI Mobile Panel (SCADA Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component PROFINET DCP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 incl. F and T (All versions before V3.X.14), SIMATIC S7-400 incl. F and H (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels, HMI Multi Panels, HMI Mobile Panels (All versions) could be affected by a Denial-of-Service condition induced by a specially crafted PROFINET DCP (Layer 2 - Ethernet) packet sent to an affected product.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2017. The weakness was presented 05/11/2017 by Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at siemens.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2681 since 12/01/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See 101064 for similar entry.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 103180
OpenVAS Name: Siemens SIMATIC S7 PLC Multiple Vulnerabilities
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12/01/2016 🔍
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Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-293562
Researcher: Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2017-2681 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038463
SecurityFocus: 98369 - Multiple Siemens Products Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2681 - Siemens - Dk Standard Ethernet Controller Firmware - Medium

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Created: 05/12/2017 14:33
Updated: 12/06/2022 10:29
Changes: 05/12/2017 14:33 (64), 09/25/2020 12:36 (6), 12/23/2020 09:37 (3), 12/06/2022 10:29 (3)
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