SB2020021208 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC WinCC, and SIMATIC NET PC 



SB2020021208 - Denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7, SIMATIC WinCC, and SIMATIC NET PC

Published: February 12, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020021208
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19282)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted messages, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.