Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer up to 2.x Docker Container resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer up to 2.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Docker Container Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-40766. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SINEC Traffic Analyzer up to 2.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Docker Container Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) (All versions < V3.0). The affected application runs docker containers without adequate resource and security limitations. This could allow an attacker to perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert-portal.siemens.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40766 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SINEC Traffic Analyzer 3.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
08/12/2025 +118 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/15/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-517338
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40766 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319523

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2025 13:49
Updated: 08/15/2025 20:32
Changes: 08/12/2025 13:49 (77), 08/15/2025 20:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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