Siemens OpenPCS/SIMATIC BATCH/SIMATIC NET PC-Software RPC Service input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Siemens OpenPCS, SIMATIC BATCH and SIMATIC NET PC-Software. Impacted is an unknown function of the component RPC Service. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4832. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens OpenPCS, SIMATIC BATCH and SIMATIC NET PC-Software (SCADA Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component RPC Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V7.1 and earlier (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V8.0 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd1), SIMATIC BATCH V7.1 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V8.0 (All versions < SIMATIC BATCH V8.0 SP1 Upd21), SIMATIC BATCH V8.1 (All versions < SIMATIC BATCH V8.1 SP1 Upd16), SIMATIC BATCH V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP1), SIMATIC NET PC-Software (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.1 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP1), SIMATIC Route Control V7.1 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V8.0 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (All versions < V14 SP1 Upd5), SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions < WinCC 7.3 Upd 16), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Upd4). Specially crafted messages sent to the RPC service of the affected products could cause a Denial-of-Service condition on the remote and local communication functionality of the affected products. A reboot of the system is required to recover the remote and local communication functionality.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2018. The weakness was presented 04/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4832 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

SCADA Software

Vendor

Siemens

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.siemens.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
03/27/2018 +84 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +27 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2023 +1777 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-348629
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117078

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2018 10:31
Updated: 03/07/2023 14:50
Changes: 04/25/2018 10:31 (56), 01/31/2020 13:26 (1), 03/07/2023 14:50 (3)
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