Resource exhaustion in Siemens Simatic S7-200 Smart Sr CPU

CVE-2020-7584

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU family (All versions >= V2.2 < V2.5.1). Affected devices do not properly handle large numbers of new incomming connections and could crash under certain circumstances. An attacker may leverage this to cause a Denial-of-Service situation.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7584?
CVE-2020-7584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic S7-200 Smart Sr CPU, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-7584?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.