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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2853
Siemens SICAM PAS Vulnerabilities
5 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens SICAM PAS
Publisher: ICS-CERT
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2016-9157 CVE-2016-9156 CVE-2016-8567
CVE-2016-8566
Original Bulletin:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-01
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Advisory (ICSA-16-336-01)
Siemens SICAM PAS Vulnerabilities
Original release date: December 01, 2016 | Last revised: December 02, 2016
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OVERVIEW
Siemens has released an advisory to inform its users on how to
mitigate vulnerabilities that affect SICAM PAS. Ilya Karpov and Dmitry
Sklyarov of Positive Technologies and Sergey Temnikov and Vladimir Dashchenko
of Kaspersky Lab coordinated these vulnerabilities directly with Siemens.
Siemens has produced an update to mitigate some of these vulnerabilities.
Some of these vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following SICAM PAS versions are affected: SICAM PAS: All versions.
IMPACT
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to
cause a denial-of-service condition or remotely exploit arbitrary code.
Impact to individual organizations depends on many factors that are unique to
each organization. NCCIC/ICS-CERT recommends that organizations evaluate the
impact of these vulnerabilities based on their operational environment,
architecture, and product implementation.
BACKGROUND
Siemens is a multinational company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
The affected product, SICAM PAS, is energy
automation software for operating electrical substations. According to
Siemens, SICAM PAS is deployed across the Energy sector. Siemens estimates
that this product is used worldwide.
VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZATION
VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
USE OF HARD-CODED CREDENTIALS[a] A factory account with
hard-coded passwords is present in the SICAM PAS installations. Attackers
might gain privileged access to the database over Port 2638/TCP. SICAM PAS
Versions 8.00 and higher are not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2016-8567[b] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score
of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).[c]
STORING PASSWORDS IN A RECOVERABLE FORMAT[d]
An authenticated local attacker with certain privileges could possibly
reconstruct the passwords of users for accessing the database. SICAM PAS
Versions 8.00 and higher are not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2016-8566[e] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score
of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).[f]
FILES OR DIRECTORIES ACCESSIBLE TO EXTERNAL PARTIES[g]
A remote attacker could use specially crafted packets sent
to Port 19235/TCP to upload, download, or delete files in certain parts of the
file system. CVE-2016-9156[h] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3
base score of 7.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).[i]
WEAKNESSES THAT AFFECT MEMORY[j]
Specially crafted packets sent to port 19234/TCP could cause a denial of
service condition and potentially lead to unauthenticated remote code
execution. CVE-2016-9157[k] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3
base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).[l]
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
EXPLOITABILITY
Some of these vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
EXISTENCE OF EXPLOIT
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
DIFFICULTY
An attacker with low skill would be able to exploit these
vulnerabilities.
MITIGATION
SICAM PAS Versions 8.00 and higher fix some of
these vulnerabilities. Siemens recommends that users upgrade to the latest
version. In order to receive the SICAM PAS V8.08 update, please contact the
Siemens Energy Customer Support Center at support.energy@siemens.com (link
sends e-mail).
For the remaining vulnerabilities Siemens recommends users
explicitly block access to Ports 19235/TCP and 19234/TCP with appropriate
mechanism, e.g., using the Windows firewall, until patches are available.
Siemens strongly recommends users protect network access with appropriate
mechanisms (e.g., firewalls, segmentation, VPN). Siemens also advises that
users configure the operational environment according to Siemens Operational
Guidelines for Industrial Security:
https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security (link
is external)
For more information on this vulnerability and more detailed
mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-946325 at
the following location:
http://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories (link is external)
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. 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-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials,
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html, web site last accessed
December 01, 2016.
b.
NVD,
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8567, 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 01, 2016.
d.
CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format,
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/257.html, web site last accessed
December 01, 2016.
e.
NVD,https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8566, 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 01, 2016.
g.
CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties,
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html, web site last accessed
December 01, 2016.
h.
NVD, https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-9156, 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 01, 2016.
j.
CWE-633: Weaknesses that Affect
Memory, https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html, web site last
accessed December 01, 2016.
k.
NVD, https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-9157, 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S...,
web site last accessed December 01, 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
For industrial control systems security
information and incident reporting: http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov
ICS-CERT
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