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

CVE record · `CVE-2019-13946`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2019-13946`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.5 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 PROFINET Driver for Controller](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-profinet-driver-for-controller.md) · [Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 family](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ruggedcom-rm1224-family.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M804PB](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m804pb.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m812-1-adsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m816-1-adsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m826-2-shdsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M874-2](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m874-2.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M874-3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m874-3.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-3.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-3-rok.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (EU)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-4-eu.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-4-nam.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-s615-lan-router.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 X200-4P IRT](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x200-4p-irt.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X201-3P IRT](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x201-3p-irt.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-x201-3p-irt-pro.md)
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: siemens) at 11 Feb 2020, 15:36 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: `before *` (custom)
  - 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 < V4.6`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: PROFINET Driver for Controller.
  - affected: `All Versions < V2.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: RUGGEDCOM RM1224 family.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M804PB.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M874-2.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M874-3.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-3.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK).
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-4 (EU).
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM).
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router.
  - affected: `All versions < V4.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE W-700 IEEE 802.11n family.
  - affected: `All versions <= V6.0.1`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X200-4P IRT.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X201-3P IRT.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X201-3P IRT PRO.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X202-2IRT.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X202-2P IRT.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X202-2P IRT PRO.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204-2.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204-2FM.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204-2LD.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204-2LD TS.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204-2TS.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204IRT.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X204IRT PRO.
  - affected: `All Versions < V5.3`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X206-1.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X206-1LD.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X208.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X208PRO.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X212-2.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X212-2LD.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X216.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE X224.
  - affected: `All versions < V5.2.5`
  - Other versions: unknown

And 158 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13946>

## 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`, from CNA (siemens)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.015, the 73rd percentile, on 5 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 Feb 2020. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2019-13946](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13946)
- [NVD: CVE-2019-13946](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13946)

### References from the CNA

- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-780073.pdf>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-780073.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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