In January 2019, I discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in default installations of Ubuntu Linux. This was due to a bug in the snapd API, a default service. Any local user could exploit this vulnerability to obtain immediate root access to the system. Two working…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This updated alert is a follow-up to the updated alert titled ICS-ALERT-18-011-01 Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities (Update I) that was published September 11, 2018, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT website. NCCIC is referencing CERT/CC’s vulnerability note VU#584653 CPU hardware vulnerable to side-channel attacks to enhance the…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: EN100 Ethernet Communication Module and SIPROTEC 5 relays Vulnerabilities: Improper Input Validation 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-18-347-02 Siemens EN100 Ethernet Communication Module and…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMATIC S7-1500, SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller and SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-18-282-05 Siemens SIMATIC…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.9 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Industrial Products Vulnerability: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-18-226-02 Siemens OpenSSL Vulnerability in Industrial Products (Update C) that was…

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIPROTEC 4, SIPROTEC Compact, and Reyrolle devices using the EN100 Ethernet communication module extension Vulnerability: Missing Authentication for Critical Function 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled…

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. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SICAM A8000 RTU Vulnerability: Uncaught Exception 2. RISK EVALUATION The SICAM A8000 RTU series is affected by a security vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated remote users to cause a denial-of-service condition on the…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Siemens Equipment: EN100 Ethernet module Vulnerabilities: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION The EN100 Ethernet module for the SWT 3000 management platform is affected by security vulnerabilities that could allow an…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit/public exploits are available Vendor: Fuji Electric Equipment: Alpha5 Smart Loader Vulnerabilities: Classic Buffer Overflow, Heap-based Buffer Overflow 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-18-270-02 Fuji Electric Alpha5 Smart…