Filesystem disclosure via unencrypted on-board flash
Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 11, 2025
Cleartext storage in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 devices allows physically proximate attackers to read the device filesystem from on-board flash. Certain filesystem data is stored without encryption in flash memory mounted on the device PCB, exposing its contents when the storage is accessed directly. Physical possession of an affected device is required, and the documented consequence is filesystem disclosure without modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext storage in Siemens SIPROTEC 5 devices allows physically proximate attackers to read the device filesystem from on-board flash. Certain filesystem data is stored without encryption in flash memory mounted on the device PCB, exposing its contents when the storage is accessed directly. Physical possession of an affected device is required, and the documented consequence is filesystem disclosure without modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-53651
- Published
- Feb 11, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200)
- Classifications
- CWE-312
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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