What is CVE-2016-5744?

CVE-2016-5744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_wincc, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-5744?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Siemens Simatic_wincc

CVE-2016-5744

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary WinCC station files via crafted packets.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.008 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Siemens Simatic_wincc — versions 7.0, 7.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

92116 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036441 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5744?: CVE-2016-5744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_wincc, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-5744?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.