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TITLE:
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Flexible Tag Simulator Memory Corruption
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45770

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-01

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Flexible,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the tag
simulator and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption by
opening a specially crafted file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability are reported in versions 2005 SP1, 2007, 2008, 2008
SP1, and 2008 SP2.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches. Please see vendor's advisory for details.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle via ICS-CERT.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Siemens:
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=50182361

ICS-CERT:
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-175-02.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
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