8.1high

CVE-2016-9160

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 S…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1) could allow a remote attacker to crash an ActiveX component or leak parts of the application memory if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link under certain conditions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < SIMATIC WinCC V7.2) and SIEMENS SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.0 SP1)

Classification

Weakness

References

  • siemens.com /cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037435 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-16-348-04 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94825 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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