Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-3998)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503023

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A flaw was found in glibc. The realpath() function can mistakenly return an unexpected value, potentially leading to information leakage and disclosure of sensitive data.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 503023

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/25/2025

Updated: 2/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.0, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.0

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3998

CWE: 125

ICSA: 23-166-10

Detections

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