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CVE-2020-25241


A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV400 family (All Versions < V7.0.6). The underlying TCP stack of the affected products does not correctly validate the sequence number for incoming TCP RST packages. An attacker could exploit this to terminate arbitrary TCP sessions.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from siemens, from siemens, from siemens and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-03-15T17:15:20.097

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:17:44.600

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-1285
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-129

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System siemens simatic_mv440_sr_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv440_sr - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv440_hr_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv440_hr - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv440_ur_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv440_ur - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv420_sr-b_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv420_sr-b - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv420_sr-p_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv420_sr-p - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv420_sr-b_body_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv420_sr-b_body - No
Operating System siemens simatic_mv420_sr-p_body_firmware < 7.0.6 Yes
Hardware siemens simatic_mv420_sr-p_body - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For siemens's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.