SB2017070616 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC Logon



SB2017070616 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC Logon

Published: July 6, 2017 Updated: July 12, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017070616
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9938)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bound write. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the SIMATIC Logon Remote Access service on port 16389/tcp, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.