CVE-2017-2681
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 58th 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
Specially crafted PROFINET DCP packets sent on a local Ethernet segment (Layer 2) to an affected product could cause a denial of service condition of that product. Human interaction is required to recover the system. PROFIBUS interfaces are not affected.
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
0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 58th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 3332 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet ControllerICS / OT / IoT
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200ICS / OT / IoT
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200PICS / OT / IoT
- IE/AS-i Link PN IOICS / OT / IoT
- IE/PB-Link (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SCALANCE M-800 family (incl. S615, MUM-800 and RM1224)ICS / OT / IoT
- SCALANCE W-700 IEEE 802.11n familyICS / OT / IoT
- SCALANCE X-200 family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)ICS / OT / IoT
And 208 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 6.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector AdjacentRequires access to the local network (e.g. same Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- securitytracker.com/id/1038463
- securityfocus.com/bid/98369
- siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-293562.pdf
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