CVE-2016-9160 describes a vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC (all versions prior to V7.2) and SIMATIC PCS 7 (all versions prior to V8.0 SP1) where a remote attacker could crash an ActiveX component or leak application memory. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) requires user interaction, specifically clicking a malicious link, but could lead to high confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.