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Siemens SIMATIC NET CP343-1 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2020-25242)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501100

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Lean (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Standard (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions). Specially crafted packets sent to TCP port 102 could cause a Denial-of-Service condition on the affected devices. A cold restart might be necessary in order to recover.

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

- Limit access to TCP Port 102 on affected devices to specific IP addresses (e.g., with a firewall).

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 manual.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

For more information about this issue, please see Siemens security advisory SSA-676775

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676775.pdf

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-131-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501100

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 3/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25242

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:simatic_net_cp_343-1_advanced_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_343-1_lean_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_343-1_standard_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25242

CWE: 400