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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2022.2358
Advisory (icsa-22-132-08) Siemens Industrial Products with OPC UA
13 May 2022
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens Industrial Products with OPC UA
Publisher: ICS-CERT
Operating System: Network Appliance
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-45117
Original Bulletin:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-22-132-08
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.5 CVE-2021-45117 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: ICS-CERT
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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ICS Advisory (ICSA-22-132-08)
Siemens Industrial Products with OPC UA
Original release date: May 12, 2022
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
o CVSS v3 6.5
o ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity
o Vendor: Siemens
o Equipment: SIMATIC NET PC, SITOP Manager, TeleControl Server Basic
o Vulnerability: Null Pointer Dereference
2. RISK EVALUATION
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could crash the device by sending
uncertain status code in a response message.
3. TECHNICAL DETAILS
3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following Siemens industrial products are affected:
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v14: All versions prior to 14 SP1 Update 14
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v15: All versions
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v16: All versions
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v17: All versions prior to 17 SP1
o SITOP Manager: All versions
o TeleControl Server Basic v3: All versions
3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
3.2.1 NULL POINTER DEREFERENCE CWE-476
The OPC UA ANSIC stack (also called Legacy C-stack) was reported to crash when
an unexpected OPC UA response message status code was accessed via the
synchronous Client API. The vulnerability was found in generated code of the
OPC Foundation C-stack. An unexpected status code in response messages will
result in null pointer dereference, leading to a ping-of-death crash. This
affects a client, but it might also affect a server when it uses
OpcUa_ClientApi_RegisterServer (e.g., register at Local Discovery Server). A
specially crafted UA server or machine-in-the-middle attacker can cause the OPC
UA application to crash by sending uncertain status code in response messages.
CVE-2021-45117 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of
6.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is ( AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/
C:N/I:N/A:H ).
3.3 BACKGROUND
o CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS: Multiple Sectors
o COUNTRIES/AREAS DEPLOYED: Worldwide
o COMPANY HEADQUARTERS LOCATION: Germany
3.4 RESEARCHER
Siemens reported this vulnerability to CISA.
4. MITIGATIONS
Siemens has recommended the following:
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v14, update to v14 SP1 Update 14 or later
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v15, no fix is currently planned
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v16, currently no fix is planned
o SIMATIC NET PC Software v17, update to v17 SP1 or later
o SITOP Manager, no fix is currently planned
o TeleControl Server Basic, no fix is currently planned
Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations to
reduce risk:
o Do not use OPC client feature to connect via untrusted networks or to
untrusted OPC-UA communication partners.
o Use VPN for protecting network communication between cells.
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to
devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT
environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to
Siemens' operational guidelines for industrial security and following the
recommendations in the product manuals.
For additional information, please refer to Siemens Security Advisory
SSA-285795
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk
assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices
on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov 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
on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper,
ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation
Strategies .
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their
established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking
and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.
For any questions related to this report, please contact the CISA at:
Email: CISAservicedesk@cisa.dhs.gov
Toll Free: 1-888-282-0870
CISA continuously strives to improve its products and services. You can help by
choosing one of the links below to provide feedback about this product.
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