Root code execution via X.509 attribute overflow
Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in Siemens fire protection systems allows remote attackers to execute code with root privileges via X.509 certificates. The shared network communication library copies certain certificate attributes without validating their lengths, overflowing a stack buffer. Exploitation requires access to the fire-system network; engineering tools and the mobile app additionally require an on-path position.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Siemens fire protection systems allows remote attackers to execute code with root privileges via X.509 certificates. The shared network communication library copies certain certificate attributes without validating their lengths, overflowing a stack buffer. Exploitation requires access to the fire-system network; engineering tools and the mobile app additionally require an on-path position.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22039
- Published
- Mar 12, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 16, 2025
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- Cerberus PRO UL X300 Cloud Distribution
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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