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CVE-2021-3537

A vulnerability found in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11 shows that it did not propagate errors while parsing XML mixed content, causing a NULL dereference. If an untrusted XML document was parse...

Published: May 14, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU csafCWE-476
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.5%
Top 12.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 ( https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

libxml2n/a
nokogiriRubyGemsOSS Libraries
libxml2xmlsoft
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jboss core servicesredhat
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
xmlsoftoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libxml2, libxslt
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 22 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-398330.json
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2023/icsa-23-348-10.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
and 35 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 14, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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