CVE-2016-8563 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) versions prior to 5.3 SP3 Update 1. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted packets to TCP port 4410, causing the ALM service to crash. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has a high impact on availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:automation_license_manager:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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