CVE-2016-5874 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause an OPC UA service outage in Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software by sending crafted TCP packets.
- 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-2016-5874?
CVE-2016-5874 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Siemens SIMATIC NET PC-Software before 13 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OPC UA service outage) via crafted TCP packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5874?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Simatic Net Pc-Software.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5874?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5874 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-2016-5874 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5874 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-729f-rvfg-qjq3.