Cerberus PRO EN Engineering Tool: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CVE-2024-22041 is a high-severity improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer vulnerability in Cerberus PRO EN Engineering Tool from Siemens, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Cerberus PRO EN Engineering Tool versions: all versions. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP8 to IP8 SR4 or a later version.
- Update Cerberus PRO EN X200 Cloud Distribution IP8 to V4.3.5618 or a later version.
- Update Cerberus PRO EN X300 Cloud Distribution IP8 to V4.3.5617 or a later version.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 7 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- NoneNo data is disclosed.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Scored by CNA (siemens.com).
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in Cerberus PRO EN Engineering Tool (All versions), Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP6 (All versions), Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP7 (All versions), Cerberus PRO EN Fire Panel FC72x IP8 (All versions < IP8 SR4), Cerberus PRO EN X200 Cloud Distribution IP7 (All versions), Cerberus PRO EN X200 Cloud Distribution IP8 (All versions < V4.3.5618), Cerberus PRO EN X300 Cloud Distribution IP7 (All versions), Cerberus PRO EN X300 Cloud Distribution IP8 (All versions < V4.3.5617), Cerberus PRO UL Compact Panel FC922/924 (All versions < MP4), Cerberus PRO UL Engineering Tool (All versions < MP4), Cerberus PRO UL X300 Cloud Distribution (All versions < V4.3.0001), Desigo Fire Safety UL Compact Panel FC2025/2050 (All versions < MP4), Desigo Fire Safety UL Engineering Tool (All versions < MP4), Desigo Fire Safety UL X300 Cloud Distribution (All versions < V4.3.0001), Sinteso FS20 EN Engineering Tool (All versions), Sinteso FS20 EN Fire Panel FC20 MP6 (All versions), Sinteso FS20 EN Fire Panel FC20 MP7 (All versions), Sinteso FS20 EN Fire Panel FC20 MP8 (All versions < MP8 SR4), Sinteso FS20 EN X200 Cloud Distribution MP7 (All versions), Sinteso FS20 EN X200 Cloud Distribution MP8 (All versions < V4.3.5618), Sinteso FS20 EN X300 Cloud Distribution MP7 (All versions), Sinteso FS20 EN X300 Cloud Distribution MP8 (All versions < V4.3.5617), Sinteso Mobile (All versions). The network communication library in affected systems improperly handles memory buffers when parsing X.509 certificates. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the network service.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer. Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega, and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
- Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking. D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND discusses canary-based detection in detail.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
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