CVE-2019-19279

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact relays equipped with EN100 Ethernet communication modules (All versions). Specially crafted packets sent to port 50000/UDP of the EN100 Ethernet communication modules could cause a Denial-of-Service of the affected device. A manual reboot is required to recover the service of the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known to Siemens.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory siemens.com
Affected: Siemens AG SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact relays equipped with EN100 Ethernet communication modules
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-974843.pdf vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19279?
CVE-2019-19279 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19279?
To fix CVE-2019-19279, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19279 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-19279?
CVE-2019-19279 affects Siemens AG SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact relays equipped with EN100 Ethernet communication modules.
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