CVE-2016-9160
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC/PCS 7 Remote ActiveX Memory Corruption
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2016, 3:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9160
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9160.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9160 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9160
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9160 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9160 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94825 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435 Added Reference http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-693129.pdf Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-111 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037435 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-04 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94825 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.49 }} -0.39%
score
0.62757
percentile