# CVE-2016-5743: 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 th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036441
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-208-01
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-378531.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92112

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