CVE-2017-6871

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6871
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersiemens
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-08 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android (All versions before V1.0.2.2) and SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android Lite (All versions before V1.0.2.2). An attacker with physical access to an unlocked mobile device, that has the affected app running, could bypass the app's authentication mechanism under certain conditions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-288 | CWE-287 | CWE-288 CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Sm@rtclient All All All All
Application Siemens Simatic Wincc Sm@rtclient Lite All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient For Android SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite For Android affected SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android, SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android ICSA-17-194-03 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com Vendor Advisory
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