CVE-2015-2177 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 CPU devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect-mode transition) via crafted packets on (1) TCP port 102 or (2) Profibus.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50636.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Siemens Subscribe	Simatic S7-300 Cpu Subscribe Simatic S7-300 Cpu Firmware Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_s7-300_cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_s7-300_cpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72973
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032040
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-987029.pdf
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-987029.pdf
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-064-04
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44802/

History

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-03-07T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-06-02T18:30:45.904Z

Reserved: 2015-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2177

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:10:14.423Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-07T02:59:09.160

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:23:42.650

Link: CVE-2015-2177

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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