# Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet… and others

CVE record · `CVE-2017-2680`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2017-2680`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.1 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 Extension Unit 12" PROFINET](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-extension-unit-12-profinet.md) · [Siemens Extension Unit 15" PROFINET](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-extension-unit-15-profinet.md) · [Siemens Extension Unit 19" PROFINET](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-extension-unit-19-profinet.md) · [Siemens Extension Unit 22" PROFINET](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-extension-unit-22-profinet.md) · [Siemens IE/AS-i Link PN IO](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ie-as-i-link-pn-io.md) · [Siemens IE/PB-Link (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ie-pb-link-incl-siplus-net-variants.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M-800 family (incl. S615, MUM-800 and RM1224)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m-800-family-incl-s615-mum-800-and-rm1224.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE W-700 IEEE 802.11n family](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-w-700-ieee-802-11n-family.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X-200 family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x-200-family-incl-siplus-net-variants.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X-200IRT family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x-200irt-family-incl-siplus-net-variants.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X-300 family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x-300-family-incl-x408-and-siplus-net-variants.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X408 family](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x408-family.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X414](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x414.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE XM-400 family](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-xm-400-family.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE XR-500 family](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-xr-500-family.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC CM 1542-1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-cm-1542-1.md) · [Siemens SIMATIC CM 1542SP-1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-simatic-cm-1542sp-1.md)
- **Published:** 11 May 2017
- **Updated:** 10 Sept 2024
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: siemens) at 11 May 2017, 01:00 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 Patch04`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.2.1 Patch03`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200P.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.4.0 Patch01`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Extension Unit 12" PROFINET.
  - affected: `All versions < V01.01.01`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Extension Unit 15" PROFINET.
  - affected: `All versions < V01.01.01`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Extension Unit 19" PROFINET.
  - affected: `All versions < V01.01.01`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: Extension Unit 22" PROFINET.
  - affected: `All versions < V01.01.01`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: IE/AS-i Link PN IO.
  - affected: `All versions`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: IE/PB-Link (incl. SIPLUS NET variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V3.0`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M-800 family (incl. S615, MUM-800 and RM1224).
  - affected: `All versions < V4.03`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE W-700 IEEE 802.11n family.
  - affected: `All versions < V6.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X-200 family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.2`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X-200IRT family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V5.4.0`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X-300 family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V4.1.0`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X408 family.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.1.0`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X414.
  - affected: `All versions < V3.10.2`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XM-400 family.
  - affected: `All versions < V6.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XR-500 family.
  - affected: `All versions < V6.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CM 1542-1.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.0`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CM 1542SP-1.
  - affected: `All versions < V1.0.15`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1.82`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1.82`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-1 DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-1 IEC (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE US.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1.82`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1.82`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1.82`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 IRC (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V1.0.15`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V2.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1543SP-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V1.0.15`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1604.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.7`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1616.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.7`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 1626.
  - affected: `All versions < V1.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 343-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V3.1.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 343-1 Lean (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V3.1.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 443-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V3.2.17`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants).
  - affected: `All versions < V3.2.17`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC CP 443-1 OPC UA.
  - affected: `All versions`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SIMATIC DK-16xx PN IO.
  - affected: `All versions < V2.7`
  - Other versions: unknown

And 102 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2680>

## 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

- 6.5 Medium, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`, from CNA (siemens)
- 7.1 High, CVSS 4.0: `CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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:** 0.011, the 66th 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 11 May 2017. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2017-2680](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2680)
- [NVD: CVE-2017-2680](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2680)

### References from the CNA

- <http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038463> (vdb-entry, sectrack)
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98369> (vdb-entry, bid)
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-546832.pdf> (confirm)
- <https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-023-02>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-293562.pdf> (confirm)
- <https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-284673.pdf> (confirm)
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-284673.pdf>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-293562.html>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-284673.html>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-546832.html>

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.

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