Siemens Sinamics Perfect Harmony GH180 Fieldbus Network Improper Input Validation DoS (ICSA-19-134-06)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 720306

Synopsis

An improperly configured parameter read/write execution via fieldbus network may cause the controller to restart. An attacker with access to the fieldbus network could cause a denial-of-service condition by sending specially crafted packets.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens Sinamics Perfect Harmony GH180 Fieldbus Network. The vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the device. Successful exploitation requires no privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise the availability of the affected system.

Solution

Perform vendor recommended mitigations and apply available vendor upgrades.

See Also

https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/ICSA-19-134-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 720306

Family: SCADA

Published: 10/15/2019

Updated: 10/15/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: 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

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6574