Resource exhaustion in Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager
CVE-2024-33498
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-0DA00) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-0DA10) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-0DA20) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-0DA30) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-1EA10) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-1EA20) (All versions < V3.0.1.1), SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager (6GT2780-1EA30) (All versions < V3.0.1.1). Affected applications do not properly release memory that is allocated when handling specifically crafted incoming packets. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition by crashing the service when it runs out of memory. The service is restarted automatically after a short time.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-33498?
- CVE-2024-33498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Rtls Locating Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-33498?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.