Buffer overflow in Siemens Cerberus Pro En Engineering Tool

CVE-2024-22039

A vulnerability has been identified in Cerberus PRO EN Engineering Tool (All versions < IP8), Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP6 (All versions < IP6 SR3), Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP7 (All versions < IP7 SR5), Cerberus PRO EN X200 Cloud Distribution IP7 (All versions < V3.0.6602), Cerberus PRO EN X200 Cloud Distribution IP8 (All versions < V4.0.5016), Cerberus PRO EN X300 Cloud Distribution IP7 (All versions < V3.2.6601), Cerberus PRO EN X300 Cloud Distribution IP8 (All versions < V4.2.5015), Cerberus PRO UL Compact Panel FC922/924 (All versions < MP4), Cerberus PRO UL Engineering Tool (All versions < MP4), Cerberus PRO UL X300 Cloud Distribution (All versions < V4.3.0001), Desigo Fire Safety UL Compact Panel FC2025/2050 (All versions < MP4), Desigo Fire Safety UL Engineering Tool (All versions < MP4), Desigo Fire Safety UL X300 Cloud Distribution (All versions < V4.3.0001), Sinteso FS20 EN Engineering Tool (All versions < MP8), Sinteso FS20 EN Fire Panel FC20 MP6 (All versions < MP6 SR3), Sinteso FS20 EN Fire Panel FC20 MP7 (All versions < MP7 SR5), Sinteso FS20 EN X200 Cloud Distribution MP7 (All versions < V3.0.6602), Sinteso FS20 EN X200 Cloud Distribution MP8 (All versions < V4.0.5016), Sinteso FS20 EN X300 Cloud Distribution MP7 (All versions < V3.2.6601), Sinteso FS20 EN X300 Cloud Distribution MP8 (All versions < V4.2.5015), Sinteso Mobile (All versions < V3.0.0). The network communication library in affected systems does not validate the length of certain X.509 certificate attributes which might result in a stack-based buffer overflow. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute code on the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (53.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22039?
CVE-2024-22039 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Cerberus Pro En Engineering Tool, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-22039?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-22039 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.