MediumCVE-2018-4843

    Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2018-4843)

    Published Sources: CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414F-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416F-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC CP 343-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414F-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416F-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC CP 343-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants) eq All versions..All versions
    • Siemens SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants) eq All versions..All versions
    • Siemens SIMATIC CP 443-1 eq All versions < V3.3..All versions < V3.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced eq All versions < V3.3..All versions < V3.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) eq All versions < V1.7.0..All versions < V1.7.0
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller eq All versions < V1.7.0..All versions < V1.7.0
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.3.16..All versions < V3.3.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 412-2 PN V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 H V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) eq All versions < V6.0.9..All versions < V6.0.9
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) eq All versions < V6.0.7..All versions < V6.0.7
    • Siemens SIMATIC S7-410 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) eq All versions < V8.1..All versions < V8.1
    • Siemens SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 eq All versions < V2010 SP3..All versions < V2010 SP3
    • Siemens SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 eq All versions < V2010 SP3..All versions < V2010 SP3
    • Siemens SINUMERIK 828D eq All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1..All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1
    • Siemens SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 eq All versions < V3.3..All versions < V3.3
    • Siemens SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 Advanced eq All versions < V3.3..All versions < V3.3
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.3.16..All versions < V3.3.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP eq All versions < V3.2.16..All versions < V3.2.16
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens SIPLUS S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7 eq All versions < V7.0.3..All versions < V7.0.3
    • Siemens Softnet PROFINET IO for PC-based Windows systems eq All versions..All versions

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    Metrics

    6.5

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3

    6.5

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org

    0.5 %

    EPSS score

    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 45.6

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    49.11 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    6.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    6.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    0.5 %
    Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    45.6
    High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    —
    Published
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-20

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414F-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416F-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC CP 343-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC CP 443-1 (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC CP 443-1 (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V1.7.0), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (All versions < V1.7.0), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.3.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 412-2 PN V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIMATIC S7-400 H V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V6.0.9), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V6.0.7), SIMATIC S7-410 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V8.1), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 (All versions < V2010 SP3), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 (All versions < V2010 SP3), SINUMERIK 828D (All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 (All versions < V3.3), SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 Advanced (All versions < V3.3), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.3.16), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.2.16), SIPLUS S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), SIPLUS S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7 (All versions < V7.0.3), Softnet PROFINET IO for PC-based Windows systems (All versions). Responding to a PROFINET DCP request with a specially crafted PROFINET DCP packet could cause a denial of service condition of the requesting system. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker located on the same Ethernet segment (OSI Layer 2) as the targeted device. A manual restart is required to recover the system.

    Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    SiemensSIMATIC CP 343-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC CP 443-1
    • All versions < V3.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced
    • All versions < V3.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions < V1.7.0
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller
    • All versions < V1.7.0
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.3.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 CPU 412-2 PN V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 CPU 414F-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 CPU 416F-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 H V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions < V6.0.9
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions < V6.0.7
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC S7-410 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
    • All versions < V8.1
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010
    • All versions < V2010 SP3
    • —
    SiemensSIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010
    • All versions < V2010 SP3
    • —
    SiemensSINUMERIK 828D
    • All versions < V4.7 SP6 HF1
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS NET CP 443-1
    • All versions < V3.3
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS NET CP 443-1 Advanced
    • All versions < V3.3
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.3.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP
    • All versions < V3.2.16
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-400 CPU 414-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSIPLUS S7-400 CPU 416-3 PN/DP V7
    • All versions < V7.0.3
    • —
    SiemensSoftnet PROFINET IO for PC-based Windows systems
    • All versions
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxsiemenssoftnet_pn-io_linux_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_cp_343-1_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_cp_443-1_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-1500_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-300_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-400_h_v6_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-400_pn\/dp_v6_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-400_pn\/dp_v7_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_s7-410_firmware—
    Othersiemenssimatic_winac_rtx_2010_firmware—
    Othersiemenssinumerik_828d_firmware—

    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-20Improper Input Validation

      Class

      The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-20

    References & sources

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