Schneider Electric Magelis HMIs Built-in Web Server Multiple Open Connections DOS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 720237

Synopsis

Schneider Electric Magelis HMIs allow remote attackers to keep open multiple connections to the built-in web server open preventing other connections to be opened.

Description

An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Magelis HMI Magelis GTO Advanced Optimum Panels, all versions, Magelis GTU Universal Panel, all versions, Magelis STO5xx and STU Small panels, all versions, Magelis XBT GH Advanced Hand-held Panels, all versions, Magelis XBT GK Advanced Touchscreen Panels with Keyboard, all versions, Magelis XBT GT Advanced Touchscreen Panels, all versions, and Magelis XBT GTW Advanced Open Touchscreen Panels (Windows XPe). An attacker can open multiple connections to a targeted web server and keep connections open preventing new connections from being made, rendering the web server unavailable during an attack.

Solution

Perform vendor recommended mitigations and apply available vendor upgrades.

See Also

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-308-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 720237

Family: SCADA

Published: 5/8/2019

Updated: 9/30/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8367

BID: 94093