CVE-2019-13939 Denial of service in APOGEE MEC/MBC/PXC (P2)
An attacker can cause denial of service by sending crafted DHCP packets to change the device IP address to an invalid value.
- 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-2019-13939?
CVE-2019-13939 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens APOGEE MEC/MBC/PXC (P2), published on 16 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in APOGEE MEC/MBC/PXC (P2) (All versions < V2.8.2), APOGEE PXC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.3), APOGEE PXC Compact (P2 Ethernet) (All versions >= V2.8.2 < V2.8.19), APOGEE PXC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.3), APOGEE PXC Modular (P2 Ethernet) (All versions >= V2.8.2 < V2.8.19), Capital Embedded AR Classic 431-422 (All versions), Capital Embedded AR Classic R20-11 (All versions < V2303), Desigo PXC00-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC00-U (All versions >= V2.3x and < V6.00.327), Desigo PXC001-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC100-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC12-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC128-U (All versions >= V2.3x and < V6.00.327), Desigo PXC200-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC22-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC22.1-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC36.1-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC50-E.D (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Desigo PXC64-U (All versions >= V2.3x and < V6.00.327), Desigo PXM20-E (All versions >= V2.3 < V6.0.327), Nucleus NET (All versions), Nucleus ReadyStart V3 (All versions < V2017.02.3), Nucleus Source Code (All versions), SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 (All versions < V0.3.0.330), TALON TC Compact (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.3), TALON TC Modular (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.3). By sending specially crafted DHCP packets to a device where the DHCP client is enabled, an attacker could change the IP address of the device to an invalid value.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13939?
It affects 26 products.
Products include Siemens Apogee Modular Building Controller Firmware, Siemens Apogee Modular Equiment Controller Firmware, Siemens Apogee Pxc Firmware, Siemens Capital Vstar, Siemens Desigo Pxc00-E.d Firmware, Siemens Desigo Pxc00-U Firmware and 20 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13939 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-2019-13939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens APOGEE MEC/MBC/PXC (P2)
- CVE-2021-31884 Memory corruption in APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
- CVE-2021-31886 Memory corruption in APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
- CVE-2021-31887 Memory corruption in APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
- CVE-2021-31888 Memory corruption in APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
- CVE-2022-38371 Denial of service in APOGEE MBC (PPC) (BACnet)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpvr-c9fc-2r4h.