Information disclosure in Siemens Simatic S7-300 CPU 312
CVE-2016-9159
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V6 and earlier CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V7 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-410 V8 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-410 V8 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions). An attacker with network access to port 102/tcp (ISO-TSAP) or via Profibus could obtain credentials from the PLC if protection-level 2 is configured on the affected devices.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.015 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_312
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_314
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_315-2_dp
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_315-2_pn\/dp
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_317-_2_dp
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_317-2_pn\/dp
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_319-3_pn\/dp
- Siemens Simatic_s7-300_cpu_firmware
- Siemens Simatic_s7-400_cpu_412-1
- Siemens Simatic_s7-400_cpu_412-2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- productcert@siemens.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- productcert@siemens.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9159?
- CVE-2016-9159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic S7-300 CPU 312, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9159?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.