Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2016-0778)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503124

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 503124

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: 6.7

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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-2016-0778

CWE: 119

ICSA: 22-349-21

Detections

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