Siemens SIMATIC Devices Improper Input Validation (CVE-2023-6121)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502220

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data being printed and potentially leaked to the kernel ring buffer (dmesg).

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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 risk:

- All affected products: Update to V3.1 or later version

As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for industrial security and following recommendations in the product manuals.

For more information, see the associated Siemens security advisory in HTML and CSAF.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502220

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2023-6121.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 4/22/2024

Updated: 2/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6121

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_1518-4_pn%2fdp_mfp_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_1518f-4_pn%2fdp_mfp_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6121

ICSA: 24-102-01, 25-226-15

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