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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.3235
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX-based Devices NTP Vulnerabilities
24 December 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX-based Devices
Publisher: ICS-CERT
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7871 CVE-2015-7855 CVE-2015-7704
CVE-2015-5300
Reference: ESB-2015.2961
ESB-2015.2779
ESB-2015.2753
ESB-2015.2694
ESB-2015.2690
ESB-2015.2667
Original Bulletin:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-356-01
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Advisory (ICSA-15-356-01)
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX-based Devices NTP Vulnerabilities
Original release date: December 22, 2015
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OVERVIEW
Siemens has reported to NCCIC/ICS-CERT that NTP daemon vulnerabilities
exist in the Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX-based devices. Siemens has produced
firmware updates to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX versions are affected when NTP service
is activated:
ROX II: All versions prior to 2.9.0, and
ROX I: All versions.
The NTP service is deactivated on ROX I and ROX II-based devices by default.
IMPACT
An attacker exploiting these vulnerabilities could cause the NTP daemon to
accept malicious time updates, prevent it from receiving updates, or crash.
Impact to individual organizations depends on many factors that are unique
to each organization. ICS-CERT recommends that organizations evaluate the
impact of these vulnerabilities based on their operational environment,
architecture, and product implementation.
BACKGROUND
Siemens is an international company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
The affected products, Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX-based devices, are used
to connect devices that operate in harsh environments such as electric
utility substations and traffic control cabinets. According to Siemens,
RUGGEDCOM ROX-based devices are deployed across several sectors including
Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, and Transportation Systems. Siemens
estimates that these products are used worldwide.
VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZATION
VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
AUTHENTICATION BYPASS ISSUES[a]
An attacker could potentially make the NTP daemon accept time updates from
nonspecified NTP servers by sending specially crafted UDP packets to the
NTP service (Port 123/UDP).
CVE-2015-7871[b] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS
v3 base score of 5.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).[c]
IMPROPER INPUT VALIDATION[d]
An attacker could potentially crash the NTP daemon by sending specially
crafted UDP packets to the NTP service (Port 123/UDP).
CVE-2015-7855[e] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS
v3 base score of 2.2 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).[f]
IMPROPER INPUT VALIDATION[g]
An attacker could potentially prevent the device from fetching time updates
from its configured time servers by sending specially crafted UDP packets
to the NTP service (Port 123/UDP) while the NTP daemon is running.
CVE-2015-7704[h] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS
v3 base score of 5.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).[i]
IMPROPER INPUT VALIDATION[j]
An attacker could potentially modify the time on the device by sending
specially crafted UDP packets to the NTP service (Port 123/UDP) under
certain circumstances.
CVE-2015-5300[k] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS
v3 base score of 3.7 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).[l]
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
EXPLOITABILITY
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
EXISTENCE OF EXPLOIT
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
DIFFICULTY
An attacker with a low skill would be able to exploit these vulnerabilities.
MITIGATION
The NTP service is deactivated on ROX I and ROX II-based devices by default.
Siemens provides firmware update V2.9.0 for ROX II-based devices to mitigate
the vulnerabilities. To obtain the firmware update, please contact Siemens
support at:
http://www.siemens.com/automation/support-request
or a local hotline center:
http://www.automation.siemens.com/mcms/aspa-db/en/automationtechnology/Pages/default.aspx
For ROX I-based devices and ROX II versions before ROX 2.9.0, Siemens
recommends implementing the following mitigations:
Block NTP packets from unknown peers using firewall rules.
Employ NTP time synchronization in trusted network only.
Ensure that the NTP configuration file contains the "noquery" flag
for all nonlocal restrict statements, or deactivate NTP service if
the functionality is not required.
Configure NTP authentication and configure the "notrust" flag for all
nonlocal restrict statements on the NTP configuration (only applies
to ROX II).
For more information on these vulnerabilities and detailed instructions,
please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-472334 at the following location:
http://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories/
ICS-CERT recommends that users take defensive measures to minimize the
risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:
Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems,
and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet.
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls,
and isolate them from the business network.
When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual
Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities
and should be updated to the most current version available. Also
recognize that VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.
ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk
assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems
security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page at:
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/content/recommended-practices. Several
recommended practices are available for reading and download, including
Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth
Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are
publicly available in the ICS-CERT Technical Information Paper,
ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation
Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site
(http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/).
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their
established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for
tracking and correlation against other incidents.
a.
CWE-592: Authentication Bypass issues,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/592.html, web site last accessed
December 22, 2015.
b.
NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-7871,
NIST uses this advisory to create the CVE web site report. This web
site will be active sometime after publication of this advisory.
c.
CVSS Calculator,
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 22, 2015.
d.
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html, web site last accessed
December 22, 2015.
e.
NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-7855,
NIST uses this advisory to create the CVE web site report. This web
site will be active sometime after publication of this advisory.
f.
CVSS Calculator,
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 22, 2015.
g.
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html, web site last accessed
December 22, 2015.
h.
NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-7704,
NIST uses this advisory to create the CVE web site report. This web
site will be active sometime after publication of this advisory.
i.
CVSS Calculator,
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 22, 2015.
j.
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html, web site last accessed
December 22, 2015.
k.
NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-5300,
NIST uses this advisory to create the CVE web site report. This web
site will be active sometime after publication of this advisory.
l.
CVSS Calculator,
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 22, 2015.
Contact Information
For any questions related to this report, please contact ICS-CERT at:
Email: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
Toll Free: 1-877-776-7585
International Callers: (208) 526-0900
For industrial control systems security information and incident reporting:
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov
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