CVE-2016-9158
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V6 and earlier CPU family (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 V7 CPU family (All versions). Specially crafted packets sent to port 80/tcp could cause the affected devices to go into defect mode. A cold restart is required to recover the system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- siemens simatic s7-300 cpu firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-300_cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- siemens simatic s7-400 cpu firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-400_cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037434cnnvd
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-731239.pdfPatchcnnvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-731239.pdfcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-05cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94820cnnvd
- https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-731239.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/ICSA-16-348-05cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94820enisa_euvd
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