CVE-2019-10936 Denial of service in Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause denial of service on Siemens PROFINET IO devices by sending crafted UDP 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-2019-10936?

CVE-2019-10936 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller, published on 10 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Affected devices improperly handle large amounts of specially crafted UDP packets. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a denial of service condition.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10936?

It affects 66 products.

Products include Siemens Dk Standard Ethernet Controller Firmware, Siemens Ek-Ertec 200 Firmware, Siemens Ek-Ertec 200p Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cfu Pa Firmware, Siemens Simatic Et 200al Firmware, Siemens Simatic Et 200ecopn Firmware and 60 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10936 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-2019-10936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vr9v-38cg-fjfp.

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