#VU17386 Input validation error in SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU - CVE-2018-16559 

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#VU17386 Input validation error in SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU - CVE-2018-16559

Published: February 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17386
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16559
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker cansend specially crafted network packets to Port 80/tcp or 443/tcp and cause a denial of service on the device.


Remediation

Update to version 2.5 or later.

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