SB2018040201 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC Software



SB2018040201 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC Software

Published: April 2, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018040201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4832)

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

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages to the RPC service of the affected products and cause denial-of-service condition on the remote and local communication functionality.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.