CVE-2020-10054 Denial of service in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager

Q: Is CVE-2020-10054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-10054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 5.5 Published 9 Nov 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager by importing a specially crafted large configuration file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-10054?

CVE-2020-10054 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager, published on 9 Nov 2021. 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 SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (All versions < V2.12). The affected application does not properly handle the import of large configuration files. A local attacker could import a specially crafted file which could lead to a denial-of-service condition of the application service.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10054?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10054?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10054 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-2020-10054 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10054 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hpgq-2j8w-r744.