Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Cpu up to 1.1.1 Firmware denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Cpu up to 1.1.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Firmware. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-2259. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Cpu up to 1.1.1 (SCADA Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition) via crafted HTTPS packets.

The weakness was presented 03/16/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2259 since 02/28/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-66687, VDB-66686, VDB-66685 and VDB-66684 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SIMATIC S7-1500 Cpu 1.1.2

Timelineinfo

02/28/2014 🔍
03/16/2014 +16 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +373 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-456423
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66688
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 10:31
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (45), 02/22/2018 07:10 (6), 02/03/2022 19:41 (3), 05/08/2026 10:31 (17)
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