# Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet… and others CVE record · `CVE-2017-12741` - **Identifiers:** `CVE-2017-12741` - **State:** Confirmed - **Severity:** CVSS 8.7 High - **Critical:** No - **CNA:** siemens - **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-400](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html) - **Tags:** [Denial of service](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/dos.md) - **Technologies:** [Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-development-evaluation-kits-for-profinet-io-dk-standard-ethernet-control.md) · [Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-development-evaluation-kits-for-profinet-io-ek-ertec-200.md) · [Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200P](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-development-evaluation-kits-for-profinet-io-ek-ertec-200p.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC Compact Field Unit](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-compact-field-unit.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200AL IM 157-1 PN](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200al-im-157-1-pn.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200M (incl. SIPLUS variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200m-incl-siplus-variants.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN BA](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200mp-im-155-5-pn-ba.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN HF](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200mp-im-155-5-pn-hf.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN ST](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200mp-im-155-5-pn-st.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-3 PN HF](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200pro-im-154-3-pn-hf.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-4 PN HF](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200pro-im-154-4-pn-hf.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN BA](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-ba.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HA (incl. SIPLUS variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-ha-incl-siplus-variants.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HF](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-hf.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HS](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-hs.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-st.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST BA](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et-200sp-im-155-6-pn-st-ba.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DI, DC24V, 8xM12](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et200ecopn-16di-dc24v-8xm12.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DO DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et200ecopn-16do-dc24v-1-3a-8xm12.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 4AO U/I 4xM12](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-et200ecopn-4ao-u-i-4xm12.md) - **Published:** 26 Dec 2017 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Reviewed by a person:** No Published by the CVE Program (CNA: siemens) at 26 Dec 2017, 04:00 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. ## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them - Vendor: Siemens. Product: Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller. - affected: `All versions < V4.1.1 Patch 05` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200. - affected: `All versions < V4.5` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200P. - affected: `All versions < V4.5` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC Compact Field Unit. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200AL IM 157-1 PN. - affected: `before V1.0.2` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200M (incl. SIPLUS variants). - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN BA. - affected: `before V4.0.2` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN HF. - affected: `before V4.2.0` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN ST. - affected: `before V4.1.0` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-3 PN HF. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-4 PN HF. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN BA. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HA (incl. SIPLUS variants). - affected: `All versions < V1.1.0` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HF. - affected: `before V4.2.0` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HS. - affected: `before V4.0.1` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST BA. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST BA. - affected: `before *` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DI, DC24V, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DO DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 4AO U/I 4xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8 DIO, DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8 DO, DC24V/2A, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8AI RTD/TC 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8AI; 4 U/I; 4 RTD/TC 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DI, DC24V, 4xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DI, DC24V, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DO, DC24V/0,5A, 4xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DO, DC24V/1,3A, 4xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DO, DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200ecoPN: IO-Link Master. - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC ET200S (incl. SIPLUS variants). - affected: `All versions` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC PN/PN Coupler (incl. SIPLUS NET variants). - affected: `All versions < V4.2.0` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants). - affected: `All versions < V4.2.3` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants). - affected: `All versions < V2.0` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller. - affected: `All versions < V2.0` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-200 SMART. - affected: `All versions < V2.03.01` - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family (incl. related ET200 CPUs and SIPLUS variants). - affected: `before V3.X.16` (custom) - Other versions: unknown - Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC S7-400 H V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants). - affected: `before V6.0.8` (custom) - Other versions: unknown And 54 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: ## Not analysed yet We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter. ## Severity and exploitation - 7.5 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`, from CNA (siemens) - 8.7 High, CVSS 4.0: `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`, from CNA (siemens) (used for this record) - **CISA KEV:** Not listed. - **EPSS:** 0.033, the 88th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. ## Timeline This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 26 Dec 2017. New records show when each source confirmed them. ## Sources - [CVE List: CVE-2017-12741](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12741) - [NVD: CVE-2017-12741](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12741) ### References from the CNA - (vdb-entry, bid) - (confirm) - (confirm) - (confirm) - - - Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description. ## Check whether this affects you This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. Compare the affected versions above with what you run. - With the agentprime MCP server (), `get_advisory` returns this record and `search_advisories` finds related ones. Setup: - As JSON: - Everything that needs attention now: --- The web page: . Everything for agents: .