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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2013.0076
SSA-194865: Security Vulnerability in Siemens COMOS
19 June 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens COMOS
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Member content until: Friday, July 19 2013
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens COMOS version prior to
9.2.0.6.10 and 10.0.3.0.4 [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following description regarding the
vulnerability:
"Vulnerability Description (CVE-2013-3927)
Authenticated users with read privileges can use the client library to
elevate their privileges for the COMOS database system. This enables
the users to access and modify all COMOS objects available in the
database.
CVSS Base Score 4.6
CVSS Temporal Score 3.6
CVSS Overall Score 3.6
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)" [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to Siemens COMOS version 9.2.0.6.10 or
10.0.3.0.4. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] SSA-194865: Security Vulnerability in Siemens COMOS
http://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-194865.pdf
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