Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-6867 · published 11 May 2017
CVE-2017-6867: Siemens simatic wincc out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Siemens · Simatic Wincc
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC (V7.3 before Upd 11 and V7.4 before SP1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (V13 before SP2 and V14 before SP1), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional (V13 before SP2 and V14 before SP1) that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker who is member of the "administrators" group to crash services by sending specially crafted messages to the DCOM interface.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC (V7.3 before Upd 11 and V7.4 before SP1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (V13 before SP2 and V14 before SP1), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) Professional (V13 before SP2 and V14 before SP1) that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker who is member of the "administrators" group to crash services by sending specially crafted messages to the DCOM interface.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98368 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-523365.pdf | |
| https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-156872.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98368 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-523365.pdf | |
| https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-156872.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-6867), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-15). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.