CVE-2015-2822 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 8 Apr 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Man-in-the-middle attackers can cause denial of service on Siemens SIMATIC HMI panels via crafted packets on TCP port 102.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-2822?

CVE-2015-2822 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2 and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2 allow man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted packets on TCP port 102.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2822?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Wincc.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2822 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-2015-2822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm48-43fc-v57r.