Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5743
CVE-2016-5743
Description
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3 Update 10 and 7.4 before Update 1, SIMATIC BATCH before 8.1 SP1 Update 9 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.1 Update 3 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 through 8.1 SP1, SIMATIC OpenPCS 7 before 8.2 Update 1 as distributed in SIMATIC PCS 7 8.2, and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional before 13 SP1 Update 9 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.1
- (no CPE)range: <8.1 SP1 Update 9
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_openpcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_openpcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.1
- (no CPE)range: <8.1 Update 3, <8.2 Update 1
- Range: <7.3 Update 10, <7.4 Update 1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdfnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01nvd
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