CVE-2019-19278: siemens ag sinamics perfect harmony gh180 drives mlfb 6sr32..-.....-.... mlfb 6sr4...-.....-.... mlfb 6sr5...-.....-.... with option a30 (hmis 12 inches or larger) Protection Mechanism Failure

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-19278 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in siemens ag sinamics perfect harmony gh180 drives mlfb 6sr32..-.....-.... mlfb 6sr4...-.....-.... mlfb 6sr5...-.....-.... with option a30 (hmis 12 inches or larger). EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-01-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives MLFB 6SR32..-.....-.... MLFB 6SR4...-.....-.... MLFB 6SR5...-.....-.... With option A30 (HMIs 12 inches or larger) (All versions), SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives MLFB 6SR325.-.....-.... (High Availability) (All versions). The affected device contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to restore the affected device to a point where predefined application and operating system protection mechanisms are not in place. Successful exploitation requires physical access to the system, but no system privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentialiy, integrity and availability of the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

• CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailureThe product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.