CVE-2016-8565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets.

Published: 2016-10-13

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:automation_license_manager:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9413	Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) before 5.3 SP3 allows remote attackers to write to files, rename files, create directories, or delete directories via crafted packets.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00972.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93553
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037011
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284342.pdf
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-02

History

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Subscriptions

Siemens Automation License Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:40.547Z

Reserved: 2016-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-13T10:59:05.613

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-8565

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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