CVE-2021-25675

low-risk
Published 2021-03-15

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM V5.4 (All versions). An attacker with local access to the system could cause a Denial-of-Service condition in the application when it is used to open a specially crafted file. As a consequence, a divide by zero operation could occur and cause the application to terminate unexpectedly and must be restarted to restore the service.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Simatic S7-Plcsim

Affected Vendors

Siemens

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-256092.pdf
Vendor Advisory https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-256092.pdf
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal