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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2610
Schneider Electric Magelis HMI Resource Consumption Vulnerabilities
4 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Schneider Electric Magelis HMI
Publisher: ICS-CERT
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2016-8374 CVE-2016-8367
Original Bulletin:
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-308-02
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Advisory (ICSA-16-308-02)
Schneider Electric Magelis HMI Resource Consumption Vulnerabilities
Original release date: November 03, 2016
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OVERVIEW
NCCIC/ICS-CERT is aware of a public report of resource consumption
vulnerabilities affecting Schneider Electric's Magelis human-machine interface
(HMI) products. The researcher Eran Goldstein, in collaboration with Check
Point Software Technologies and CRITIFENCE, released vulnerability information
after coordination with the vendor and ICS-CERT. Schneider Electric has
validated the resource consumption vulnerabilities and is planning to release
new versions to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
Detailed vulnerability information is publicly available that could be used to
develop an exploit that targets these vulnerabilities.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
Schneider Electric reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following
versions of Magelis HMI:
Magelis GTO Advanced Optimum Panels, all versions,
Magelis GTU Universal Panel, all versions,
Magelis STO5xx and STU Small panels, all versions,
Magelis XBT GH Advanced Hand-held Panels, all versions,
Magelis XBT GK Advanced Touchscreen Panels with Keyboard, all versions,
Magelis XBT GT Advanced Touchscreen Panels, all versions, and
Magelis XBT GTW Advanced Open Touchscreen Panels (Windows XPe).
IMPACT
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in a denial of
service for the affected devices.
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
Schneider Electric's corporate headquarters is located in Paris, France, and
maintains offices in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The affected products, Magelis, are human-machine interfaces. According to
Schneider Electric, the Magelis HMIs are deployed across several sectors
including Critical Manufacturing, and Food and Agriculture. Schneider Electric
estimates that these products are used worldwide.
VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZATION
VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
UNCONTROLLED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION [a]
An attacker can open multiple connections to a targeted web server and keep
connections open preventing new connections from being made, rendering the web
server unavailable during an attack.
CVE-2016-8367 [b] has been assigned to this vulnerability. Schneider
Electric's CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector
string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L). [c]
UNCONTROLLED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION [d]
An attacker may be able to disrupt a targeted web server, resulting in a
denial of service. The disruption requires the affected device to be rebooted
in order to regain operation.
CVE-2016-8374 [e] has been assigned to this vulnerability. Schneider
Electric's CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector
string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). [f]
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
EXPLOITABILITY
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
EXISTENCE OF EXPLOIT
Detailed vulnerability information is publicly available that could be used to
develop an exploit that targets these vulnerabilities.
DIFFICULTY
An attacker with low skill would be able to exploit these vulnerabilities.
MITIGATION
Schneider Electric is working to release new versions for the affected
products that mitigate the identified vulnerabilities, which is planned for
release by the end of March 2017.
Schneider Electric recommends that users apply the following measures to
minimize potential exposure:
Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and
ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet.
Minimize potential attack surface by leaving the Web Gate Server set to its
default disabled state if it is not needed.
Place control system networks and devices behind firewalls, and isolate them
from the business network.
Limit traffic on the local network with managed switches.
Where possible, avoid Wi-Fi capabilities; but when Wi-Fi is essential, use
only secure communications (such as WPA2 encryption).
Do not grant access to unknown computers.
When remote access is essential, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs); and ensure the remote access solution(s), as well as the
remote computer(s), are kept up-to-date with the latest security patches.
For further information on vulnerabilities, please visit the Schneider
Electric cybersecurity web page at:
http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2016-302-01/ (link
is external)
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. 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.
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-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion'),
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html, web site last accessed
November 3, 2016.
b. NVD, https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8367, 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 November 3, 2016.
d. CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion'),
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html, web site last accessed
November 3, 2016.
e. NVD, https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8374, 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed November 3, 2016.
Contact Information
For any questions related to this report, please contact ICS-CERT at:
Email: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (link sends e-mail)
Toll Free: 1-877-776-7585
International Callers: (208) 526-0900
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http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov
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