Siemens SCALANCE, RUGGEDCOM
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-8597US | critical9.8 | Exploit | ||
eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions. | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- SSA-809841: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Third-Party Component pppd - HTML Versionself
- ICS Advisory ICSA-20-224-04 JSONself
- Recommended Practicesexternal
- ICS Advisory ICSA-20-224-04 - Web Versionself
- Recommended Practicesexternal
- Recommended Practicesexternal
- Recommended Practicesexternal
- Recommended Practicesexternal
remediations (4)
- MitigationRUGGEDCOM RM1224
Only use the PPP functionality of the affected devices in trusted environments. This functionality is not enabled by default but typically used in internet dial-in or Point-to-Point connection scenarios. At this point the vulnerability could be exploited by a malicious peer.
- MitigationSCALANCE M-800 / S615
Only use the PPP functionality of the affected devices in trusted environments. This functionality is not enabled by default but typically used in internet dial-in or Point-to-Point connection scenarios. At this point the vulnerability could be exploited by a malicious peer.
- FixedRUGGEDCOM RM1224
Update to V6.3
- FixedSCALANCE M-800 / S615
Update to V6.3
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