A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X200-4P IRT, SCALANCE X201-3P IRT, SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO, SCALANCE X202-2IRT, SCALANCE X202-2P IRT, SCALANCE X202-2P IRT PRO, SCALANCE X204-2, SCALANCE X204-2FM, SCALANCE X204-2LD, SCALANCE X204-2LD TS, SCALANCE X204-2TS, SCALANCE X204IRT, SCALANCE X204IRT PRO, SCALANCE X206-1, SCALANCE X206-1LD, SCALANCE X208, SCALANCE X208PRO, SCALANCE X212-2, SCALANCE X212-2LD, SCALANCE X216, SCALANCE X224, SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 24V), SCALANCE X304-2FE, SCALANCE X306-1LD FE, SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (2x 230V, coated), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (2x 230V), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (2x 24V, coated), SCALANCE X307-2 EEC (2x 24V), SCALANCE X307-3, SCALANCE X307-3, SCALANCE X307-3LD, SCALANCE X307-3LD, SCALANCE X308-2, SCALANCE X308-2, SCALANCE X308-2LD, SCALANCE X308-2LD, SCALANCE X308-2LH, SCALANCE X308-2LH, SCALANCE X308-2LH+, SCALANCE X308-2LH+, SCALANCE X308-2M, SCALANCE X308-2M, SCALANCE X308-2M PoE, SCALANCE X308-2M PoE, SCALANCE X308-2M TS, SCALANCE X308-2M TS, SCALANCE X310, SCALANCE X310, SCALANCE X310FE, SCALANCE X310FE, SCALANCE X320-1 FE, SCALANCE X320-1-2LD FE, SCALANCE X408-2, SCALANCE XF201-3P IRT, SCALANCE XF202-2P IRT, SCALANCE XF204, SCALANCE XF204-2, SCALANCE XF204-2BA IRT, SCALANCE XF204IRT, SCALANCE XF206-1, SCALANCE XF208, SCALANCE XR324-12M (230V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-12M (230V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-12M (230V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-12M (230V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-12M (24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-12M (24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-12M (24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-12M (24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-12M TS (24V), SCALANCE XR324-12M TS (24V), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 100-240VAC/60-250VDC, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M EEC (2x 24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M PoE (230V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M PoE (230V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M PoE (24V, ports on front), SCALANCE XR324-4M PoE (24V, ports on rear), SCALANCE XR324-4M PoE TS (24V, ports on front), SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced, SIMATIC CP 442-1 RNA, SIMATIC CP 443-1, SIMATIC CP 443-1, SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced, SIMATIC CP 443-1 RNA, SIMATIC RF180C, SIMATIC RF182C, SIPLUS NET CP 343-1 Advanced, SIPLUS NET CP 443-1, SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 Advanced, SIPLUS NET SCALANCE X308-2. The VxWorks-based Profinet TCP Stack can be forced to make very expensive calls for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalance_xc-200_firmware | Siemens | * | * |
Limited resources include memory, file system storage, database connection pool entries, and CPU. If an attacker can trigger the allocation of these limited resources, but the number or size of the resources is not controlled, then the attacker could cause a denial of service that consumes all available resources. This would prevent valid users from accessing the product, and it could potentially have an impact on the surrounding environment. For example, a memory exhaustion attack against an application could slow down the application as well as its host operating system. There are at least three distinct scenarios which can commonly lead to resource exhaustion:
Resource exhaustion problems are often result due to an incorrect implementation of the following situations:
Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.