Vulnerability in Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware (CVE-2017-9945)
Summary
Vulnerability in Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware (CVE-2017-9945). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Siemens 7KM PAC Switched Ethernet PROFINET expansion module (All versions < V2.1.3), a Denial-of-Service condition could be induced by a specially crafted PROFINET DCP packet sent as a local Ethernet (Layer 2) broadcast. The affected component requires a manual restart via the main device to recover.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-9945 has been found in Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware CVE-2017-9945" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-9945 (Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Siemens 7Km Pac Switched Ethernet Profinet Expansion Module Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch siemens.com