Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2016-6210)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503058

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 503058

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/13/2025

Updated: 3/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:scalance_x204rna_%28hsr%29_firmware:3.2.7, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_eec_%28prp%29_firmware:3.2.7, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_eec_%28prp%2fhsr%29_firmware:3.2.7, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_%28prp%29_firmware:3.2.7, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_eec_%28hsr%29_firmware:3.2.7

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6210

CWE: 200

ICSA: 22-349-21

Detections

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