Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switches Insufficient Entropy Source (CVE-2013-5709)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500766

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The authentication implementation in the web server on Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switches with firmware before 5.0.0 does not use a sufficient source of entropy for generating values of random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions by predicting a value.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-254-01

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-850708.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 500766

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/25/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5709

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_x-200_series_firmware:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5709

CWE: 189

ICSA: 13-254-01