Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II Null Pointer Dereference (CVE-2018-18508)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501626

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

In Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.36.7 and before 3.41.1, a malformed signature can cause a crash due to a null dereference, resulting in a Denial of Service.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

Siemens has released the following update and recommends it be applied:

RUGGEDCOM ROX (products listed above): Update to v2.14.0 or later version

Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce the risk:

- Disable IPsec unless the feature is required in the network environment. Note that IPsec is disabled by default.

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends users protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends users configure the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for Industrial Security, and follow the recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity.
For more information see Siemens security advisory SSA-379803

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 501626

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 9/14/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18508

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18508

CWE: 476

ICSA: 21-040-04

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