CVE-2012-3017 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause service outages in Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 devices by sending malformed HTTP or IP traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-3017?
CVE-2012-3017 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 PN CPU devices with firmware 5.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition and service outage) via (1) malformed HTTP traffic or (2) malformed IP packets.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3017?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 414-3 Pn\/Dp, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 416-3 Pn\/Dp, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu 416f-3 Pn\/Dp, Siemens Simatic S7-400 Cpu Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-3017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc3f-3j2w-cf6h.