CVE-2021-37166

Description

A buffer overflow issue leading to denial of service was discovered in HMI3 Control Panel in Swisslog Healthcare Nexus Panel operated by released versions of software before Nexus Software 7.2.5.7. When HMI3 starts up, it binds a local service to a TCP port on all interfaces of the device, and takes extensive time for the GUI to connect to the TCP socket, allowing the connection to be hijacked by an external attacker.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory swisslog-healthcare.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com product
https://www.armis.com/PwnedPiper broken link
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/en-us/customer-care/security-information/cve-disclosures#:~:text=CVE%20Disclosures%20%20%20%20Vulnerability%20Name%20%2C%20%20CVE-2021-37164%20%204%20more%20rows%20
https://www.swisslog-healthcare.com/-/media/swisslog-healthcare/documents/customer-service/armis-documents/cve-2021-37166-bulletin---gui-socket-denial-of-service.pdf?rev=05321b2af1064eb2a6d6e6bf77604c6b&hash=40A927FE1153AA980428C93B2EF7EB40 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37166?
CVE-2021-37166 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37166?
To fix CVE-2021-37166, 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-2021-37166 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-37166 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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