Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Improper Input Validation (CVE-2014-2255)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500210

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition) via crafted HTTP packets.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a691e748

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-073-01

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-456423.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500210

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2255

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:1.1.1, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:1.1.0, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:1.0.1

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2255

ICSA: 14-073-01