CVE-2018-16559 is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs (all versions >= V2.0 and < V2.5, and all versions <= V1.8.5). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted network packets to ports 80/tcp or 443/tcp, requiring no system privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), with a network attack vector and low complexity, potentially compromising device availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.