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Siemens Ruggedcom ROX Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2018-12934)

🗓️ 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Siemens Ruggedcom ROX vulnerability in GNU libiberty causes memory exhaustion in cxxfilt (CVE-2018-12934).

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(504933);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12934");

  script_name(english:"Siemens Ruggedcom ROX Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2018-12934)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU
Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory
consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109997648/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12934");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(400);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/12/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/12/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/09");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"},
    "cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware" :
        {"versionEndExcluding" : "2.17.0", "family" : "RuggedCom"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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17 Feb 2026 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 25
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.03252
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