Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens SINEC INS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 3). The affected application does not properly restrict the size of generated log files. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a large amount of logged events to exhaust the system's resources and create a denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SINEC INS | before V1.0 SP2 Update 3 | V1.0 SP2 Update 3 | Patch available | CNA |
- SINEC INS VendorSiemens Affected before V1.0 SP2 Update 3 Fixed in V1.0 SP2 Update 3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 sp2 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 sp2_update_1 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 sp2_update_2 | Vulnerable | Siemens |
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp2_update_1 Vulnerable ·Siemens
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp2_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp2_update_2 Vulnerable ·Siemens
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SINEC INS (Siemens) Fixed in V1.0 SP2 Update 3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Siemens SINEC INS V1.0 SP2 Update 3
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-31303 OS command injection in Siemens SINEC INSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2024-31301 Path traversal in Siemens SINEC INSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2024-31302 A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 3).Priority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-775q-3335-qhjr
References
More Siemens Sinec Ins vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01915 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-15935 The llhttp parser in the http module in Node v18.7.0 does not correctly handle header… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-22181 Path traversal in Siemens SINEC INS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-13925 The llhttp parser <v14.20.1, <v16.17.1 and <v18.9.1 in the http module in Node.js does… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-02335 Unbounded memory growth with session handling in TLSv1.3 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2024-46891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-775q-3335-qhjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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