CVE-2016-8563 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Siemens Automation License Manager by sending crafted packets to TCP port 4410.
- 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-2016-8563?
CVE-2016-8563 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 Update 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ALM service outage) via crafted packets to TCP port 4410.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Automation License Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8563 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-2016-8563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2016-8565 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2018-11455 Path traversal in Automation License Manager 5, Automation License Manager 6
- CVE-2022-43513 Path traversal in Automation License Manager V5
- CVE-2020-7583 Missing authorization in Automation License Manager 5
- CVE-2022-43514 Path traversal in Automation License Manager V5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9gx-mx48-xpg2.