CVE-2019-19282 Denial of service in OpenPCS 7 V8.1

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker with network access can cause a Denial-of-Service condition in Siemens SIMATIC systems by sending specially crafted messages when encrypted communication is enabled.

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-2019-19282?

CVE-2019-19282 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens OpenPCS 7 V8.1, published on 10 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in OpenPCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), OpenPCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd3), SIMATIC BATCH V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC BATCH V8.2 (All versions < V8.2 Upd12), SIMATIC BATCH V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP1 Upd5), SIMATIC NET PC Software V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC NET PC Software V15 (All versions), SIMATIC NET PC Software V16 (All versions < V16 Update 1), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3), SIMATIC Route Control V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC Route Control V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 Upd4), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 10), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V15.1 (All versions < V15.1 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 14), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP1 Update 1). Through specially crafted messages, when encrypted communication is enabled, an attacker with network access could use the vulnerability to compromise the availability of the system by causing a Denial-of-Service condition. Successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-131

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19282?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Siemens Openpcs 7, Siemens Simatic Batch, Siemens Simatic Net Pc, Siemens Simatic Pcs 7, Siemens Simatic Route Control, Siemens Simatic Wincc.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19282 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-2019-19282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pg9-8888-cqmc.

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