SB2022042008 - Denial of service in SIemens PROFINET Stack Integrated on Interniche Stack 



SB2022042008 - Denial of service in SIemens PROFINET Stack Integrated on Interniche Stack

Published: April 20, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022042008
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25622)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the PROFINET (PNIO) stack, when integrated with the Interniche IP stack does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.