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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2014.0136
Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC WinCC, PCS 7 and WinCC in TIA Portal
25 November 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7
Siemens TIA Portal
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-8552 CVE-2014-8551
Member content until: Thursday, December 25 2014
OVERVIEW
Siemens has identified two vulnerabilities which affect the
following Siemens products:
1. Siemens SIMATIC WinCC all versions of 7.0 SP2 and earlier and 7.0
SP3, V7.2 prior to Update 9 and V7.3 prior to Update2.
2. Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 versions V7.1 SP4 and earlier, V8.0 and V8.1.
3. Siemens TIA Portal (with WinCC Professional Runtime) V13 prior to
Update 6. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding the
vulnerabilities:
CVE-2014-8551: "A component within WinCC could allow remote code
execution for unauthenticated users if specially crafted packets are
sent to the WinCC server.
CVE-2014-8552: "A component within WinCC could allow unauthenticated
users to extract arbitrary files from the WinCC server if specially
crafted packets are sent to the server".[1]
MITIGATION
The vendor strongly recommends users upgrade to the new versions as
soon as possible. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] SSA-134508: Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC WinCC, PCS 7 and WinCC in
TIA Portal
https://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-134508.pdf
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