7.5

CVE-2020-7584: siemens ag simatic s7-200 smart cpu family Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 14-07-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7584 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in siemens ag simatic s7-200 smart cpu family. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU family (All versions >= V2.2 < V2.5.1). Affected devices do not properly handle large numbers of new incomming connections and could crash under certain circumstances. An attacker may leverage this to cause a Denial-of-Service situation.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.04% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Siemens2 products
Siemens ag1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

1 links