CVE-2014-2250
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 87th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
The random-number generator on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 4.0 does not have sufficient entropy, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and hijack sessions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2251.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
3.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 87th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 4428 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- simatic s7 cpu 1200 firmwareICS / OT / IoT
- simatic s7 cpu-1211cICS / OT / IoT
- simatic s7 cpu 1212cICS / OT / IoT
- simatic s7 cpu 1214cICS / OT / IoT
- simatic s7 cpu 1215cICS / OT / IoT
- simatic s7 cpu 1217cICS / OT / IoT
- Микропрограммное обеспечение программируемого логического контроллера Siemens Simatic S7-1200ICS / OT / IoT
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Scored 8.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
- Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
- Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource
Weaknesses
Sources
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