CVE-2013-2780 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 22 Apr 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs by sending crafted packets to the SNMP port.

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-2013-2780?

CVE-2013-2780 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs 2.x and 3.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition and control outage) via crafted packets to UDP port 161 (aka the SNMP port).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2780?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1211c Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1212c Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1212fc Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1214 Fc Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1214c Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1200 Cpu 1215 Fc Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2780 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-2013-2780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqm2-qmjg-3r68.