SB2016101309 - Information disclosure in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7
Published: October 13, 2016 Updated: October 14, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101309
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7960)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive configuration settings on the target system.The weakness is due to cryptographic issues that lets attacker bypass protection of the transport format of TIA Portal project files and view important files.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of potentially sensitive data on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.