CVE-2020-15783: High severity Siemens Sinumerik 840d Sl Firmware vulnerability

Published Nov 12, 2020
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Updated

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC TDC CPU555 (All versions), SINUMERIK 840D sl (All versions). Sending multiple specially crafted packets to the affected devices could cause a Denial-of-Service on port 102. A cold restart is required to recover the service.

Affected Software

48 affected components
Siemens Sinumerik 840d Sl Firmware
Siemens Sinumerik 840d Sl
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 312 Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 312
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 314 Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 314
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Dp
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Pn
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Pn
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Dp
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Dp
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Pn
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Pn
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Dp
Siemens Simatic Tdc Cpu555 Firmware
Siemens Simatic Tdc Cpu555
All of the following
Siemens Sinumerik 840d Sl Firmware
Siemens Sinumerik 840d Sl
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 312 Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 312
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 314 Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 314
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Dp
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315-2 Pn
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Pn
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317-2 Dp
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Dp
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 315f-2 Pn
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Pn Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Pn
All of the following
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Dp Firmware
Siemens Simatic S7-300 Cpu 317f-2 Dp
All of the following
Siemens Simatic Tdc Cpu555 Firmware
Siemens Simatic Tdc Cpu555

Event History

Nov 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:21 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is vulnerability CVE-2020-15783?

Vulnerability CVE-2020-15783 is a vulnerability identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants), SIMATIC TDC CPU555, and SINUMERIK 840D sl.

2

What is the severity of vulnerability CVE-2020-15783?

The severity of vulnerability CVE-2020-15783 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

3

What is affected by vulnerability CVE-2020-15783?

Vulnerability CVE-2020-15783 affects SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants), SIMATIC TDC CPU555, and SINUMERIK 840D sl.

4

How can vulnerability CVE-2020-15783 be exploited?

Vulnerability CVE-2020-15783 can be exploited by sending multiple specially crafted packets to the affected devices.

5

Is there a fix for vulnerability CVE-2020-15783?

To fix vulnerability CVE-2020-15783, it is recommended to follow the mitigation steps provided by the vendor.

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